Noro IP delivers patent services with FREE consultations, quick turnaround time and stringent quality assurance checks.
Our patent services include complete upfront pricing, with no hidden charges. The price listed is the only price you will pay. We offer FREE consultations with all of our patent services so give us a call or shoot us an email for more information at (800) 605-6993 or PatentSpecialist@NoroIP.com.
Click to skip to the patent service we can best assist you with:
- Patent Application and Filing
- Patent Figures and Drawings
- Traditional Patent Searches
- Specialized Patent Searches
- Patent File Histories and Documents
Patent Application and Filing
(Provisional & Non-Provisional)
This patent service is delivered within 15 - 20 business days.
A Patent Application is a complex legal document, best prepared by a registered patent attorney or agent to have a better chance of being granted a patent. Noro IP’s attorneys will comply with all the requirements of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). We include up to four drawings so that your invention is clearly understood. Additional drawings can be added for only $100 each. For more information, please see our Patent Application and Filing page.
Please note: Noro IP recommends a thorough Patentability (Novelty) Search of your invention before filing an application to save you considerable time and money.
$2,499 Basic
$4,999 Complex
Patent Figures and Drawings
This patent service is delivered within 2 - 3 business days.
Noro IP’s technical artists will draft patent figures and drawings that meet USPTO design unit standards so that your invention is clearly understood. We can create patent drawings from a sample, digital photo, prototypes, rough sketches, inventor disclosures and computer images. For more information, please see our Patent Figures and Drawings page.
$99
Traditional Patent Searches
Patentability (Novelty) Search*
This patent service is delivered within 3 - 5 business days.
A Patentability Search is a cost-effective way to determine whether or not the invention will be granted a patent. Using inventive specifications and disclosures, we search within the area of interest for both expired and unexpired patents and publications as well as patent related literature. For more information, please see our Patentability Search page.
The Basic Search includes only the USPTO databases.
The Comprehensive Search includes the USPTO databases, foreign patents, and related patent and non-patent literature.
$499 Basic Search
$999 Comprehensive
Validity Search*
This patent service is delivered within 3 - 5 business days.
A Validity Search will determine whether a patent will withstand attack in litigation. Our Validity Search provides an in-depth analysis of patent art that may be used to prove the validity or lack thereof of a patent already obtained. Clients only need to provide the patent number and the claims of interest and we will conduct an extensive search of US and foreign patents, publications and technical literature. For more information, please see our Validity Search page.
$999
Freedom to Operate Search*
This patent service is delivered within 3 - 5 business days.
The Freedom to Operate Search identifies potential patent barriers to the commercialization of products or technologies. Noro IP will identify published applications and unexpired patents that could possibly indicate a risk of infringing upon an already disclosed invention, product or process. For more information, please see our Freedom to Operate Search page.
$999
Infringement Search*
This patent service is delivered within 3 - 5 business days.
Our Infringement Search identifies other companies that are pursuing a patent for an inventive feature that our clients have “patent pending” or already have patented. Prior to conducting the search, Noro IP will work with you to establish the elements of the product that should be considered for infringement. We will identify relevant patents and corresponding claims that appear to infringe upon our client’s invention and could indicate opportunities for licensing negotiations. For more information, please see our Infringement Search page.
$999
* Patentability, Validity, Freedom to Operate and Infringement Searches include the following:
- A search of US and foreign patent documents
- A search of patent related literature, non-patent literature and various art specific publications, journals and databases
- A copy of our patent specialist’s search history, which includes keywords used and classification areas search.
- A mapping of the identified reference features to the client’s provided inventive features
- Noro IP’s Patent Comparison Matrix which will help you analyze claims and identify competitive advantages
- PDF copies of all identified patent documents
Specialized Patent Searches
Assignee Search
This patent service is delivered within 3 - 5 business days.
An assignee is the person(s), company, or entity that owns and controls all rights to a particular patent. Noro IP’s Assignee Search looks at all the patents, publications and technical literature that a particular assignee has invented or helped to invent and delivers the information to the client in a clear, concise report. This search can be as broad or narrow as necessary. For more information, please see our Assignee Search page.
$399
Licensing Search
This patent service is delivered within 3 - 5 business days.
Additional agreements are drawn up on a project timeline that will be determined during your FREE consultation.
Our Licensing Search provides our clients with a list of potential licensees that may be interested in buying or licensing your invention. A license agreement should be drawn up only by a registered patent attorney and Noro IP can provide this service in conjunction with your licensing search as well. For more information, please see our Licensing Search page.
$999
Accelerated Examination Search** (AES)
This patent service is delivered within 5 - 7 business days.
Our Accelerated Examination Search (AES) offers pre-examination searches that comply with the recently enacted USPTO procedures for Accelerated Examinations. The new procedures allow the USPTO to advance an application out of turn for examination if the applicant files a grantable petition to “make special” under the accelerated examination program. For more information, please see our Accelerated Examination Search (AES) page.
$2,499
Examination Support Document** (ESD)
This patent service is delivered within 5 - 7 business days.
Our Examination Support Document (ESD) provides a report that complies with USPTO requirements for applications with more than five independent claims or more than twenty-five total claims. If you choose to keep the application as is, Noro IP can provide you with a comprehensive ESD which meets all the requirements set forth by the USPTO. For more information, please see our Examination Support Document (ESD) page.
$2,499
Landscape Studies
This patent service can take up to a month or longer depending on how broad the scope of the study is.
Landscape Studies consist of a highly detailed report and analysis of art, trends and possible directions of a client specified technology field of interest. The report includes an in-depth analysis of the portfolios of key players in the technology field, which can greatly assist our clients in avoiding infringing upon current patents, provide an indication of research and development areas as well as provide an indication of possible licensing opportunities. For more information, please see our Landscape Studies page.
$9,999
Patent Valuation Service
This patent service is delivered within 13 - 15 business days.
Our Patent Valuation Service provides in-depth analysis as to the value your patent can provide throughout its remaining years of enforceability. Our team will look through relevant patent indexes, forward and back citations, possible licensing opportunities and the current technology in your patent’s sector. For more information, please see our Patent Valuation page.
$9,999
** Accelerated Examination Searches (AES) and Examination Support Documents (ESD) include the following at minimum in order to comply with the rules set forth by the USPTO:
- A classified search of the US patents and published patent applications in the Class and Subclass where the claimed invention is most likely to be classified in the current US Patent Classification System (USPC)
- A text search of the US patents and published patent applications that covers the subject matter of the independent claims using terms recognized in the art given their broadest reasonable interpretation
- A text search of foreign patent documents that includes the sources required under the PCT minimum documentation requirements
- A text search of the suggested non-patent literature (NPL) resources from the current USPTO search templates.
- An identification of where each claim limitation in the patent application is found in the cited prior art reference
- A detailed explanation of how each claims is patentable over the reference using relevancy interpretation
- A showing of support for each claim limitation in the specification and any parent application, including any means-plus-function limitations
- An identification of any cited references that may be disqualified as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 103(c)
File Histories and Patent Document Copies
Patent File Histories and Patent Document Copies delivery times vary dependant upon USPTO response time.
Patent file histories contain all the correspondence between the United States or foreign patent office and the attorney/agent who filed the patent. Noro IP provides US and foreign file histories, patent copies, and other USPTO documents at competitive rates.
We check the accuracy of every page, notify you of papers or pages that are missing from the master file, direct your attention to important papers and attachments and provide a professional report that identifies all of the references that were considered by the examiner. All searchable PDF documents are indexed by section and fully searchable by keyword. You may download them, email them and share them easily in electronic format.
For more information or to place an order:
Call us toll free at (800) 605-6993 or
Email us at PatentSpecialist@NoroIP.com
Ask us about special discount rates on bulk orders of 20 or more.
Patent File History
| US Patent File History | |
|---|---|
| Paper or PDF document | $1.00 per page |
| Searchable PDF document | $1.25 per page |
| Certified US Patent File History | $75 + USPTO fees |
| Foreign Patent File History | $150 + $1.00 per page |
Patent or PG Pub Copies
| US Patents of PG Pubs | |
|---|---|
| PDF document or Paper (under 70 pages) | $4.00 |
| PDF document or Paper (over 70 pages) | $6.00 |
| Searchable PDF document | $8.00 |
| Foreign Patents | |
| PDF document or Paper | $10.00 + USPTO fees |
| Searchable PDF document | $15.00 + USPTO fees |
For more information, please see our Patent File Histories and Document Copies page.