What is the average cost of patent filing including attorney fees for a tech startup trying to protect a new algorithm in the current market?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What is the average cost of patent filing including attorney fees for a tech startup trying to protect a new algorithm in the current market?
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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
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2026 US patent filing cost software algorithm patent attorney fees provisional nonprovisional USPTO fees small entity Google ↗
- USPTO fee schedule · uspto.gov
- What startup patents cost in 2026 | Tao IP, patent law firm for startups · taoip.ai
- The Costs and Timelines for Filing and Maintaining a Patent · sbir.gov
- Startup Patents: Are They Worth It? · westaway.com
- 2106-Patent Subject Matter Eligibility · uspto.gov
- Subject matter eligibility · uspto.gov
- 2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence · uspto.gov
- Nonprovisional (Utility) Patent Application Filing Guide · uspto.gov