Intellectual Property

I prefer clients who are enthusiastic and excited about their inventions, trademarks, and ideas. Whether the client is a garage inventor or a corporation, the client will get my full focus and attention.

• Copyrights
• International Intellectual Property
• Technology Licensing
• Trade Dress
• Trademarks
• Trade Secrets

• Biotech & Medical
• Business Process
• Electronics & Computer
• Internet Patents
• Mechanical
• Patent Design
• Technology & Engineering

CA, Jun 1997
Bar Number: 188352

Registered Patent Attorney - United States Patent and Trademark Office.

I am a registered Patent Attorney and I am licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I am also licensed to practice in the State of California, including the United States District Court (Southern District of California).

California State Bar, San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego North County Bar Association, Registered Patent Attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

I attend continuing legal education seminars on the topics of Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, and Intellectual Property Law.

I am very proud of all the patent and trademark applications that have crossed my desk. It is especially exciting to see the transformation of a client's idea into first an invention, then into a patent application, and then into an issued patent, and finally into a successful business.

For example, a client came to me while a student in college. He had an idea for a protein skimmer aquarium filtration system. I was able to obtain a pair of very valuable patents for the client. On the strength of these patents he built a very successful business that today occupies a 5,000 square foot production facility in San Diego, CA. His business is now the leading manufacturer of skimmer aquarium filtration systems in the USA, selling thousands of units worldwide each year.

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At Ross Patent Law Office, our focus is to protect our client's intellectual property. Specifically, we specialize in obtaining patent, trademark and copyright protection for our clients. We take pride in our success rate. We have obtained over 280 patents for our clients!

My father, John R. Ross, opened Ross Patent Law Office in Del Mar, CA as a private practice in 1984. I became a patent attorney in 1997 and joined the practice as a junior partner. Together, as partners, we currently provide intellectual property legal services to clients throughout Southern California, the United States, and the rest of the world.

Prior to joining Ross Patent Law Office, I was a naval officer in the United States Navy. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1988, I served as an officer onboard two destroyers while deployed to the Western Pacific. I finished my time in the Navy while on shore duty at Fleet Combat Training Center Pacific (FCTCPAC) in Point Loma, CA. In 1993, while still in the Navy and on shore duty, I entered law school at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA, and later graduated in 1996.

(858) 755-3122

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Most clients prefer knowing beforehand approximately how much it will cost to file a patent application, trademark application, or copyright application. I have listed below a range of typical fees most clients pay for our services. On rare occasions the cost may fall out of the range listed below:

Patent Searches: $700 (for a simple search)
The patent search fee will vary depending on how crowded a particular invention is with respect to the prior art (i.e. previously issued patents). For example, if there are a considerable number of patents to review in a given field, then the price will increase. The fee includes a search report and copies of important patents.

Provisional Patent Applications: $1,100 to $1,300 (for a typical provisional application)
This fee varies depending on the complexity of the invention. If the invention is very simple then you are going to be in the low range. This price excludes applicable Patent and Trademark Office fees which are presently $110.

Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent Applications:
The fee for filing a non-provisional patent application (also known as a utility application) varies depending on the complexity of the invention. Once we understand your invention we can quote you a fee so that you know beforehand the cost of the application. Typically, an application for an invention of simple or medium complexity may cost approximately $4900 - $5900. Complex applications may cost more. This price excludes applicable Patent and Trademark Office fees which are approximately $462.

Trademark Application: $495 (simple application)
This fee includes preparation and filing the application for one trademark in one class. This price excludes applicable Patent and Trademark Office filing fees which are presently $325 per class. This price does not include an optional search report.

Office Action Response (for Trademark and Patent Applications):
Client is charged hourly. An average office action response may cost $690 - $1850. This fee varies depending upon the nature of the Examiner's comments and the complexity and time involved in drafting a reply.

Also, it should be noted that I will offer a discount for high volume services. For example, if a client files two simple provisional applications at once, he could be charged $1,100 for the first application and $900 for the second application.

$245.

I offer a free hour long in-office consultation. Or, if the client prefers, we can conduct the consultation over the telephone.

I will request a 25 to 50 percent first payment at the beginning of any work.