Two prices, no hourly billing. The USPTO’s own fee is passed through at cost, and nothing is charged until your filing exists.
$199flat
A priority date, from one paragraph.
$799flat
The full application, within 12 months.
Ordered from your provisional’s page, within 12 months.
The USPTO charges the provisional filing fee by entity size (37 CFR 1.16(d), fee schedule effective January 19, 2025). It is passed through at cost, never marked up. USPTO fees for a utility application are separate and also passed through at cost.
You pay only once the USPTO’s receipt exists, never before.
The price is fixed before you type a word, and it never moves.
The practitioner who signs is paid a flat fee that is theirs alone.
One paragraph in. A practitioner-signed provisional on file at the USPTO.