Start with a disclosure conversation.
Explain the invention, the product, and the business it supports. Discuss what makes it work and what a competitor would have to reproduce.
YOUR FIRST APPLICATION
We need our first patent.
Give us a clear path.
You should be able to understand the steps, the people doing the work, and the decisions you will be asked to make.
THE PROBLEM
You know how to ship software.
Patent preparation is unfamiliar.
You are balancing development, customers, and fundraising. You want to protect the invention, but the path from a technical conversation to a filed application can feel like a black box.
THE QUESTIONS BEHIND IT
What does our team need to provide?
Who drafts and reviews the application?
Will we see the draft before it is filed?
HOW IAF HELPS
A defined engagement.
An attorney at the decision points.
IAF takes the work from invention disclosure through application preparation, attorney review, and USPTO filing. You review the complete draft before filing. The $4,000 professional fee includes the first Office Action response and any restriction or election requirement on that application.
Prepare and review the draft.
ClaimMark-P assists preparation of claims and specification. Jurgen reviews, rewrites, and makes the legal and strategic decisions. You review the application before filing.
File and continue the work.
The application is filed with the USPTO. When the examiner responds, the first Office Action response is included in the application professional fee.
MAKE THE NEXT STEP PRACTICAL
Know your role.
Know what comes next.
Your team explains the invention
Bring the technical story and the product purpose. Discuss how to resolve gaps in the disclosure during the engagement.
Jurgen directs the patent work
The attorney evaluates the draft, decides the claim strategy, and reviews the work before it proceeds.
You review the complete application
The invention and the business direction remain part of the conversation throughout preparation.
The $4,000 is a professional fee per application. USPTO government fees and third-party costs are separate. Filing is a step in the process; a granted patent is not guaranteed. Scope is agreed before work begins.
WHAT FOUNDERS ASK
A little more clarity.
Is the first examiner response a separate professional charge?
The first Office Action response on an application IAF prepared is included in the $4,000 fee, along with any restriction or election requirement on that application. Each later Office Action response is $1,500.
Do you promise a fixed filing deadline?
The scope and requirements should be discussed with Jurgen before work begins. This site does not promise a filing turnaround; readiness depends on the specific matter.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR STARTUP
Plan your first application.
Start with a general introduction. Discuss scope and fees before professional work begins.