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.
Tips & Warnings. 1  To get the earliest possible date for your invention, you may also file a Provisional Patent Application (PPA) for $75.  If you do file a PPA, you must file a regular patent application on the same invention within one year in order to preserve the PPA's filing date.