For a definition of a standard drink, please see the table below. Drinking alcohol every day as well as binge drinking (drinking four or more drinks at one time) can be harmful to your liver. If you already have a liver disease, the safest amount of alcohol is no alcohol at all. Do not drink and drive. With respect to different types of alcohol, is one safer than another? No. It is the amount of alcohol present in a drink that matters, not the type of drink.
The patent application filing fee for a basic utility patent is $330, which is in addition to a $540 utility patent search fee and a $220 examination fee, plus patent maintenance fees of $980 after three years.
Typical costs: 1  Before applying for a patent, you need to search to see if your invention is already patented. You can do that for free through the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ; The University of Texas provides a free online tutorial for using this search site.