Patent Owner Preliminary Response
A preliminary response opposing institution, on the merits, on discretionary grounds, or on a procedural bar.
Defeating institution ends the challenge at a fraction of the cost of a full trial, which makes this filing extremely high leverage. Prepared, checked, and filed with the agency, with the filing receipt and next-step deadlines reported back to you.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers preparation of the filing and its supporting materials, submission to the agency and confirmation of receipt, and a written report of the outcome and the next deadlines. It is fixed at this scope: one proceeding. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
3 to 5 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$11,375 is $325/hour × 35 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary patent post-grant matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $11,375 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
The filing you need and the deadline you are working to, the applicant or entity details the form requires, prior filings, receipts, or correspondence with the agency, and the supporting documents or exhibits the agency expects. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
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Other Patent Post-Grant work MC Law prepares on a flat fee.
Ex Parte Reexamination Request
A reexamination request presenting a substantial new question of patentability based on patents or printed publications.
Patent Owner Response and Motion to Amend
The patent owner's full response after institution, with expert declaration support and, where useful, a contingent motion to amend the claims.
Inter Partes Review Petition
A petition for inter partes review challenging patent claims on prior art grounds, with claim charts, claim construction positions, and an expert declaration coordinated.
Design Patent Infringement: Infringement Contentions and Claim Charts
Infringement contentions with element-by-element claim charts for a Design Patent Infringement case.
Design Patent Infringement: Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim — Full Package
The complete Rule 12(b)(6) package for a Design Patent Infringement case: notice of motion, supporting memorandum, declaration with up to five exhibits, and proposed order, filed as one coordinated set.