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How much do patent lawyers charge to conduct a comprehensive prior art search for a mechanical invention?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How much do patent lawyers charge to conduct a comprehensive prior art search for a mechanical invention?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
US patent attorney comprehensive prior art search cost fee mechanical invention 2025 2026Google ↗
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patentability search attorney fees cost professional prior art search written opinion USGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
US patent attorney comprehensive prior art search cost fee mechanical invention 2025 2026 Google ↗
patentability search attorney fees cost professional prior art search written opinion US Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
US patent attorney comprehensive prior art search cost fee mechanical invention 2025 2026
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patentability search attorney fees cost professional prior art search written opinion US
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