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U.S. Patent Prosecution Services for European Applicants

experienced U.S. patent counsel for European innovators

AddyHart assists companies, inventors, universities, and patent professionals from Europe in obtaining and managing patent protection in the United States. We combine deep technical expertise, practical prosecution experience, and transparent pricing to help clients navigate the U.S. patent system efficiently and effectively.

Transparent Pricing

We believe clients should understand the cost of patent prosecution before work begins. For many common prosecution tasks, we offer predictable fixed-fee pricing.

PTAB Appeals

$3500 USD

Preparation and presentation of USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board appeals, including the Appeal Brief, Reply Brief, and oral argument, to advocate for patentability after a final rejection.

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U.S. National Stage Filing (35
U.S.C. § 371)

$500 USD

Assistance with U.S. national stage entry from international (PCT) applications, including preparation and filing of required documents.

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Information Disclosure Statements

$0 USD

Preparation and filing of routine Information Disclosure Statements (IDSs).

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Office Action Responses

$1,250 USD

Substantive responses to USPTO Office Actions addressing patentability, eligibility, and examination issues.

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Examiner Interviews

$250 USD

Direct engagement with USPTO examiners to clarify issues, advance prosecution, and improve the path toward allowance.

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Ministerial Tasks

$0 USD

Including issue fee payments, Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs), and similar administrative filings.

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Continuation Application Drafting

$500 USD

Preparation and filing of continuation applications to preserve strategic claim opportunities, maintain pending application families, and support long-term U.S. patent portfolio development.

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Restriction Responses

$250 USD

Strategic responses to USPTO restriction requirements, including election of inventions and preservation of future filing opportunities.

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Extension Fees

$0 USD

Draft responses within two weeks of receiving communications from the USPTO, thereby avoiding costly extension fees.

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Technology Focus Areas

Our attorneys regularly prosecute patent applications across a broad range of technologies, including medical devices, artificial intelligence and software, semiconductors, consumer products, and other complex engineering innovations. Learn more about our experience and approach in each technology area through the resources below.

Language Preferences

Office Action reporting, prosecution recommendations, billing, and routine correspondence are generally provided in English. Where appropriate, we can also support multilingual communication to facilitate coordination with European applicants and foreign associates.

Operational Excellence

Successful U.S. patent prosecution depends on more than substantive legal analysis—it also requires disciplined operational processes. Our Enterprise Patent Operations model provides structured workflows for invention intake, prosecution management, reporting, budgeting, portfolio coordination, and communication, enabling us to integrate efficiently with foreign associates and sophisticated in-house patent teams.

Thought Leadership & Prosecution Insights

Patent law evolves constantly. We regularly publish articles analyzing developments in patent eligibility, USPTO examination practice, Federal Circuit decisions, and patent portfolio strategy.

Recent articles relevant to European applicants include:
Secret Prior Art in the USPTO and EPO: Earlier-Filed, Later-Published Patent Applications in Comparative Perspective
The Global Examiner Interview: Communication, Commitment, and File-History Risk Across the USPTO, EPO, JPO, Korean, and Chinese Patent Offices
Cross-Field Prior Art and Hindsight: U.S. Analogous-Art Doctrine and the EPO Problem-Solution Approach

Get In Touch

For inquiries regarding U.S. patent prosecution and other U.S. patent matters, please contact us at Europe@AddyHart.com

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