Patent filed in 3 business days.
BigLaw quality patents. Filed 10x faster. Up to 60% lower fees.
Your patent team, led by Michael Carey, Harvard Law graduate and registered patent attorneyDates count from a complete invention record, speed and fees are measured against typical large firms, and refunds exclude government fees under our Guarantee terms.
- The attorney behind patents for
- Samsung
- Qualcomm
- IBM
- Adobe
- Salesforce
- Viasat
- Partner at
- Built by the founders of
- Informu
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Discover, file and manage, in one workspace.
Find the white space, record what you invented, file at published prices.
Find the white space.
See what already exists, what your idea may be worth, and keep a dated record of what you invented.
How Discover worksFile with your attorney, at a published price.
One record goes to your attorney, who files it and argues it toward a grant.
How File worksGet value from what you own.
See what each patent may be worth, what is due, and who stands in your way.
How Manage worksWhat is your patent worth?
Share a patent number or describe your idea.
Our own pricing engine compares it with more than 150 million patent documents, court records and past licensing deals.
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- Fair
- Room in the field
- Strong
- Timing
- Strong
Transparent pricing. Fixed, agreed before work starts.
Prosecution is billed per step on Standard and included on Protected and Guaranteed.
- Protected $21,000: 60% back if no claim is allowed
- Guaranteed $23,000: 100% of legal fees back
- Milestones, not hours
- Provisional alone, $2,500, credited in full to any plan within 12 months
The same attorney and portal, for one person filing one application.
- $1,000 per office action response
- No guarantee on this ladder
You pay the firm only for legal work.
- Competitor monitoring and repository scans
- A value estimate for every idea, application and patent
- Prior art search report by your attorney, $500
Government fees at cost.
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The team behind Tao IP.
“In 2017 I was a first time founder with a hardware startup and no idea how patents worked. Michael Carey filed our first one, on the AI behind MuTag. The patent was granted in about 13 months and was later acquired. This firm is the experience I wanted back then.”
Michael CareyRegistered patent attorneyPartner, Chau IP Law, New YorkHarvard Law JD
Lang MeiTechnology cofounderNot a lawyerThe MuTag patent, filed by Michael, was acquired by AppleQuestions, answered.
See all questionsIs this a real law firm?
Yes. Legal services are provided by F. Chau & Associates, LLC (Chau IP Law), with Michael Carey as the attorney of record. The platform is provided by MSL Group LLC, a separate technology company; Lang Mei is its technology cofounder, not a lawyer.
Will a real attorney work on my case?
Yes. Michael Carey leads every matter and signs every filing, with a team attorney from your technical field when needed. You message them directly in the portal.
Are government fees included?
No. USPTO fees are billed at cost, about $2,070 to grant for a small entity.
Is Tao AI legal advice?
No. Tao AI gives software output. Your attorney gives advice on your own matter after you sign the engagement letter.
