What a patent costs, and whether to file.
Most of a patent’s cost sits in drafting and the back-and-forth with the patent office, plus official fees spread over several years. Start free, decide what to protect, and pay for drafting and filing only when it is worth it.
Managed IP is sold as plans that include the platform. An attorney replies with questions and next steps. Nothing starts until you agree.
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Not every invention needs a patent. Knowing what’s new and what matters first keeps the bill down.
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Capture inventions as you build, with the reasoning. Decide later.
Patent, secret, or leave
Some inventions are worth more as a secret. Decide with the reasons on file.
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An attorney comes back with questions and next steps before any work starts.
Plans include the platform
Managed IP plans include the platform, so capture and decisions stay in one place.
The cheapest patent is the one you decided not to file.
Platform first. Attorneys when it’s worth filing.
Capture the invention in the platform. When it’s worth filing, a registered patent attorney drafts from that record.
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Capture inventions with the reasoning, and decide what’s worth protecting.
Hand it to a registered patent attorney. Nothing is filed without your approval.
An authorised person on your side approves every filing.
How TERASi protects its mm-wave radio technology.
“Lightbringer saved me time and made the process much easier, especially knowing that everything is quality-checked by both a human and AI.”
James Campion, co-founder and CEO, TERASi
Read the TERASi storyThe attorneys who draft and file your patents.
Registered patent attorneys, each with a jurisdiction and a focus. They make the legal calls, and you approve every step.
Already have a firm? Keep them. Your counsel can work from the same record.
Questions about cost
It depends on the invention, the offices, and how much back-and-forth the patent office needs. Drafting is usually the largest professional fee, and official fees and renewals come on top.
Yes. You can capture inventions and decide what to protect on your own, free to start. Bring in an attorney when something is worth filing.
Often when the invention is new, valuable for years, and visible in the product, so a secret wouldn’t protect it. If not, keeping it secret or leaving it can be the better call. Lightbringer records the reasoning either way.
Plans include the platform, with patent attorneys for agreed drafting, filing, and the back-and-forth with the patent office.
Talk to an attorney before you spend.
Get questions and next steps on your invention, or start free and capture it first.