Invention Incentive Program
Funds Rhode Island small businesses and inventors through reimbursements that support patent filing and filing-related costs.
Rhode Island Commerce Corporation's Invention Incentive Program reimburses Rhode Island small businesses and individual inventors for the direct costs of filing a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The program covers legal fees charged by registered Rhode Island patent practitioners and USPTO filing fees, up to a maximum reimbursement of $5,000 per applicant. Th…
Patent filing costs at the USPTO for any technology area; no sector restrictions.
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