Patent Fee Comparison

Why Our Model Costs Less

 

Traditional IP firms pad prosecution invoices in two ways: layering on partner-level hours just to "review the file" and "manage the relationship" without doing the underlying work, and charging $150 to $750 in "minimum service fees" every time a paralegal dockets a notice or files a routine form.

 

At Divergent, the senior U.S. patent practitioner managing your relationship is the same person actually drafting your application and prosecuting your claims—eliminating redundant supervisory billing. Combined with streamlined docketing workflows that zero out professional fees on routine administrative filings, 100% of your legal budget goes toward substantive patent work.