What is the average total cost breakdown to secure and maintain a patent across the US, Europe, and Japan using the Patent Cooperation Treaty route today?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What is the average total cost breakdown to secure and maintain a patent across the US, Europe, and Japan using the Patent Cooperation Treaty route today?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 patent PCT international filing fees national phase costs US Europe Japan patent attorney cost estimate maintenance feesGoogle ↗
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USPTO patent fees 2026 maintenance fees utility patent official fee scheduleGoogle ↗
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EPO fees 2026 patent application examination designation renewal fees officialGoogle ↗
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Japan Patent Office 2026 patent fees examination request annual fees official EnglishGoogle ↗
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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 (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
2026 patent PCT international filing fees national phase costs US Europe Japan patent attorney cost estimate maintenance fees Google ↗
USPTO patent fees 2026 maintenance fees utility patent official fee schedule Google ↗
EPO fees 2026 patent application examination designation renewal fees official Google ↗
Japan Patent Office 2026 patent fees examination request annual fees official English Google ↗
- USPTO fee schedule · uspto.gov
- Rules relating to Fees · epo.org
- How much does a European patent cost? · epo.org
- Schedule of fees · jpo.go.jp
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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2026 patent PCT international filing fees national phase costs US Europe Japan patent attorney cost estimate maintenance fees OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO patent fees 2026 maintenance fees utility patent official fee schedule OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
EPO fees 2026 patent application examination designation renewal fees official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Japan Patent Office 2026 patent fees examination request annual fees official English OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |