▸ USPTO REG. 76,xxx
C

cipher.ip

patents · trademarks · trade-secrets

$ ./start_filing
[PATENTS · TRADEMARKS · TRADE-SECRETS]

IP for people
who actually
build things.

> boutique IP practice for software, hardware, and brand. engineers on staff. we do not need a translator to read your spec, your schematic, or your repo.

▸ see practice▸ fixed_fees.json

700+

issued_patents

1,500+

trademarks_filed

92%

first_pass_approval

patent_drafter.sh · v4.2.1

# pre-filing prior-art search

▸ ./search --uspto --wipo --scholar

✓ 142 references reviewed · 8 close · 0 blocking

# drafting

▸ ./draft --inventor=robin.vega --tech=ml-routing

drafting spec.tex · figures 1–11 · claims 1–19

[████████████████████░░] 93%

# filing

▸ ./file --uspto --priority=conv

submitted · serial 18/942,177

[OK] receipt in 14m 22s

▮

ser. 18/942,177 · 2024status: pending

[the firm]

IP lawyers who can
read your code.

every attorney here has a hard-science degree and has shipped real product. we do not need a translator to read your spec, your schematic, or your repo. that cuts drafting time roughly in half — and the patent is sharper for it.

attorney_eng_count

8/8

avg_drafting_days

14d

pto_reg_attorneys

100%

languages_we_speak

EN · JA · ZH · PY · C++ · TS

[/practice]

Four practice
directories.

> patents · trademarks · trade-secrets · IP-litigation. each handled by an attorney with a domain background.

~ /practice/software/

Software patents

Distributed systems, ML/AI, search, security, payment flows. Drafted by attorneys who can read your repo. We sketch claims on a whiteboard with your engineers, not over email.

tech_stack

distributed_sys · ML · search · sec

avg_drafting_time

21 days · spec to file

office_action_quoted

at_filing · flat

inventor_session

2 hrs · on-site or video

recent_result.log

[OK] allowed 18 of 19 claims on a streaming-routing patent · 2024

[/filings]

what we file.

utility patents

software, hardware, mech

// from $8,500

design patents

industrial design + UI

// from $2,400

trademarks

word marks + logos

// from $1,800

trade secrets

NDAs, audits, policies

// audit from $4,800

IP diligence

for M&A and funding

// from $12,000

office actions

responses + appeals

// quoted at filing

[/team]

attorneys who
commit code too.

// attorneyAK

Dr. Avery Khan

founding_partner · EE

twelve years at top-50 firm before founding cipher. drafts hardware claims herself. opined on 80+ allowances in semiconductor space.

degree

Sc.D. EE · MIT

reg.no

67,184

// attorneyRV

Robin Vega

senior_associate · SW

six years at a search company writing claims for distributed systems. wrote the firm internal drafting CLI. still ships open-source.

degree

B.S. CS + JD

reg.no

74,201

// attorneyMT

Mark Tanaka

partner · trademarks

manages global trademark portfolios for Series A through Series D startups. 192-jurisdiction watch service is his program.

degree

B.A. · JD · UC Berkeley

reg.no

69,330

[/fees.json]

fixed-fee schedule.
no surprise invoices.

office actions and appeals quoted at filing. litigation is the only hourly work we do.

utility patent

$8,500

// drafting through filing. office actions quoted at filing.

  • ▸pre-filing prior-art search
  • ▸drafted in your terminology
  • ▸inventor whiteboard session · 2 hrs
  • ▸6-week target from kickoff
$ ./start_utility
// most filed

design patent

$2,400

// drafting through filing. office actions hourly.

  • ▸drawings prepared by our illustrator
  • ▸title + figures included
  • ▸4-week target
  • ▸all USPTO format compliance
$ ./start_design

trademark

$1,800

// word mark or logo, USPTO filing through registration.

  • ▸clearance search included
  • ▸statement of use through reg.
  • ▸office-action response included
  • ▸watch service add-on $400/yr
$ ./start_trademark

[/method]

how a patent moves.

  1. 01

    inventor session

    // week 0

    two-hour whiteboard with your engineers. we sketch claims live, not over email.

  2. 02

    prior-art search

    // week 1

    comprehensive USPTO + WIPO + scholar search. opinion memo before drafting.

  3. 03

    drafting

    // week 2–5

    specification + claims drafted in your terminology. one revision pass with inventor.

  4. 04

    filing

    // week 6

    electronic filing through USPTO. receipt + docket number within 24 hours.

  5. 05

    prosecution

    // month 12–36

    office-action responses quoted at filing. no hourly surprise.

[/intake]

start a file.

fifteen minutes. confidential. attach a one-pager or schematic if you have one. we respond with a quote and a kickoff slot within one business day.

▸

office

1900 K Street NW · Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006

▸

reach

(202) 555-0177 · file@cipher.ip
Mon–Fri · 09:00–18:00

▸

PGP

Fingerprint: 9F4C 28A3 B11D 7E62

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// submission does not create attorney-client privilege. we sign NDA before review of confidential material.

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