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Although it may not seem like an R&E expense, the cost of obtaining a patent is also currently deductible under Section 174. This includes both attorney fees and patent filing fees. This is one of the largest expenses many independent inventors have.
Cost to Patent an Idea - Timeline. File provisional patent application - USPTO fee $65 (for most inventors, assumes micro entity status) File non-provisional patent application - USPTO fees (filing fee, search fee, etc.) about $400. Patent Issue fee - USPTO fee $450.