For what its worth, my lawyer charges $2000, $5000 for a full, and $3000 to convert a provisional to a full. Not the kind of money I would find in my couch cus

For what its worth, my lawyer charges $2000, $5000 for a full, and $3000 to convert a provisional to a full. Not the kind of money I would find in my couch cushions, but not 30k either. He's a good guy. I worked with him when he was at Greenberg Traurig and I was at Yahoo. He is now captain of his own ship without biglaw overhead. For a startup that can afford it, patents and IP in general can be a good investment.