Reference hourly rate
CHF 250
Approx. €275
Advice, searches and analyses billed by time spent.
INDICATIVE FEES 2026
Services and fees.
A clear view of professional fees for drafting, filing and managing your patents. Your quote sets the scope, deliverables and billing currency.
Patent drafting cap
CHF 6,500
Approx. €7,100
Description, claims and abstract within the drafting scope agreed in your quote.
Office-action response cap
CHF 2,500
Approx. €2,750
Analysis, arguments and amendments in response to a patent-office communication.
Professional fees excluding VAT. Rounded EUR equivalents are indicative.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Prepare and file a patent application
From your first strategic discussion to national or regional phase entry.
Consulting and strategy
Technical discussion, commercial objectives, choice of protection and filing strategy.
Time spent
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
Patentability
Targeted prior-art search, analysis of the results and an opinion on prospects for protection.
Hourly · on quotation
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
Patent drafting
Description, claims and abstract based on the invention and discussions with the inventors.
Drafting cap
CHF 6,500
Approx. €7,100
agreed drafting scope
First filing
Filing formalities and follow-up of the filing receipt, from a finalised and approved text.
Fixed fee
CHF 500
Approx. €550
per application
PCT extension
Take over the priority file, complete PCT formalities and follow up the filing, without revising the text.
Fixed fee
CHF 750
Approx. €820
per application
National or regional phases
Formalities or instructions to local agents, coordination of phase entry and follow-up of the receipt.
Fixed fee
CHF 500
Approx. €550
per country or regional office
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Manage and protect your patents
Procedural, strategic and commercial support throughout the life of your patents.
Office-action response
Analyse the office action and prepare the arguments and necessary amendments.
Response cap
CHF 2,500
Approx. €2,750
per office-action response
Grant
Review the proposed text, complete grant formalities and follow up receipt of the patent.
Fixed fee
CHF 500
Approx. €550
per patent
European validation or unitary effect
For a granted European patent: formalities and coordination for a national validation or unitary effect.
Fixed fee
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per country or single unitary-effect request
Freedom to operate
Analyse relevant patents and the associated risks for a defined product or process.
Hourly · on quotation
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
Opposition and defence
Validity analysis, opposition, limitation or appeal; define the strategy and procedural steps.
Hourly · on quotation
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
Audit and portfolio
Review patent families, deadlines, budgets and priorities; monitor renewal fees under the agreed mandate.
Hourly · on quotation
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
Licensing and assignments
Support with ownership clauses, the scope of rights and terms of exploitation.
Hourly · on quotation
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
Training
Sessions tailored to R&D and management teams on patents and protection strategy.
Hourly · on quotation
CHF 250
Approx. €275
per hour
CONFIDENTIALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Confidentiality and a clear framework for AI
Your information and unpublished inventions are handled in accordance with professional confidentiality obligations. We agree with you how AI may be used for your matter before any such use.
Data sharing for model training is disabled on the AI assistants used. Information provided to the tools is limited to what is necessary for the engagement.
David Grèzes directs the work, checks the analyses and personally approves the deliverables. AI tools support his expertise and his handling of your matter.
Confidentiality and agreed terms
Before using AI for your matter, we agree its conditions of use and your specific requirements. These are recorded in the engagement agreement or the special terms.
Before transmitting confidential information, I check the conditions governing processing, access, retention and any transfers. Unnecessary identifying details are removed. Information is kept out of the tools where the required safeguards are not met.
AI is used within my obligations of professional secrecy, independence and professional responsibility, with the client’s interests taking priority.
Reference framework: epi recommendations FDPIC
How I work with AI
Depending on the needs of the matter and the agreed framework, AI can help me explore sources, compare documents, structure analyses and prepare draft texts. This assistance speeds up preparation and facilitates cross-checking.
I verify references and quotations against the original sources, check the technical and legal analysis and revise documents before delivery. I decide the strategy and personally approve the deliverables.
A CLEAR BASIS FOR YOUR MATTER
Billing terms
A defined scope
Your quote specifies the scope of each fixed fee or cap, including the deliverables, formalities and exchanges covered.
Ready-to-file applications
Filing and phase-entry fees apply to one ready-to-file application. Drafting, text adaptation, translations, official fees and local agents are separate. Subsequent validations are charged separately.
Territories and unitary effect
Phase entry is charged per country or regional office. European validation is charged per country; unitary effect is charged per single request.
External costs at actual cost
Official fees, translations, disbursements and local-agent fees are added to GIG professional fees. Third-party charges are passed on at actual cost, without markup. Coordination beyond the agreed fixed-fee scope is identified in the quote.
Use PATFEE to estimate official patent fees.
Billing and payment
Invoices are issued monthly or at each stage. Payment is due 30 days from the invoice date, unless otherwise agreed. Applicable VAT is added when due.
CHF and indicative EUR equivalents
EUR amounts are rounded estimates for guidance. Your quote specifies the billing currency and applicable amounts.
YOUR PROJECT, YOUR SCOPE
Let’s define your next step.
Tell me about your invention, priorities and territories. I will prepare a quote setting out the services and budget.
Request a quote