How do college courses credits transfer from schools on the quarter system? Most colleges and universities award a split credit converting the units to a .67 credit per credit-hour of study at institutions on the quarter system. A 3-credit course would merit 2 credits on a trimester program.
Patent Application Fees. For utility patents, the small entity fees include a $165 filing fee ($82 if filing electronically), as well as a search fee of $270 and an examination fee of $110. For large entities, the filing fees are a $330 filing fee, a search fee of $540, and an examination fee of $220.
The costs can add up quickly no doubt, and there will be post-filing costs once the Patent Examiner starts to examine the application filed, but those will be the subject of a future article. Still, you should budget at least another $5,000 to $7,500 for prosecution and issue fees to the Patent Office.evertheless, below is some rough guidance regarding what you can expect to pay in attorneys fees through filing of a nonprovisional patent application. Obviously, I do not speak for the patent bar as a whole, so these are based on my own experience and work with inventor clients and businesses.