# ZYL Law Firm

> A U.S. intellectual property law firm based in New Haven, Connecticut, providing
> flat-fee patent, trademark, and copyright services. The firm works in both English
> and Chinese and focuses on cross-border matters, including U.S. filings for Chinese
> and other foreign companies. Professional fees are quoted as flat fees before work
> begins; official USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office fees are always quoted separately.
> Full comprehensive manifest: https://zyllaw.com/llms-full.txt

## Firm facts

- Legal name: ZYL Law Firm
- Address: 101 Nicoll Street, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
- Phone: +1-203-397-6969
- Trademark and copyright intake: ip@zyllaw.com
- Patent intake: patent@zyllaw.com
- Working languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin)
- Areas served: United States, China, global
- Practice areas: U.S. patent prosecution, U.S. trademark prosecution, U.S. copyright
  registration, USPTO Office Action responses, TTAB proceedings, PCT U.S. national
  phase entry, cross-border IP coordination
- The firm does not practice outside U.S. intellectual property law.

## Intake process

Before engaging the firm, prospective clients are asked to send an email describing
the matter rather than booking a meeting first. Trademark and copyright inquiries go
to ip@zyllaw.com; patent inquiries go to patent@zyllaw.com. Written scope confirmation
and a flat-fee quote follow. A meeting is scheduled only where the matter genuinely
requires one.

## Flat-fee professional fees

These are ZYL Law professional fees only. Official USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office
fees are separate and depend on filing type, entity status, claim count, class count,
deadlines, and prosecution events.

### Patent (see /patent-pricing.php)

- Patentability snapshot (search plus short memo): from $400
- Provisional patent application (priority-date filing): from $1,650
- Design patent application (product appearance): from $690
- Utility patent drafting (non-provisional): from $3,800
- Patent Office Action response: from $690
- PCT U.S. national phase entry: from $480

### Trademark (see /trademark.php)

- Trademark search: $400
- U.S. trademark application, per mark per class: $300-$350
  (Section 1(b) intent-to-use from $300; Section 1(a) use and Section 44(e)
  foreign-registration filings from $350)
- Statement of use: $200
- Trademark Office Action response: $250-$600
  (formality responses from $250; substantive refusals such as Section 2(d)
  likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, surname, or specimen refusals from $600)
- Petition to revive: $150
- Petition to the Director: $600
- Letter of protest: $600
- Post-registration audit response: $500 per class

Commonly referenced official USPTO trademark fees: $350 per class for most new
applications, $150 per class for a statement of use, $125 for a statement-of-use
extension, $325 per class for Section 8, $250 per class for Section 15, and $650
per class for combined Section 8/9 renewal.

### Copyright (see /copyright.php)

- U.S. copyright registration, common single-work matters: $250
  (official fees usually $65-$85 depending on application type)
- Single-application and standard-application filing support: $200
- Copyright Office Action response: $200
- Special handling / expedited processing request: $450

## Core service pages

- [Patent services](https://zyllaw.com/patent.php): overview of U.S. patent prosecution
- [Patent pricing](https://zyllaw.com/patent-pricing.php): flat-fee patent schedule
- [Utility patent application](https://zyllaw.com/utility-patent-application.php)
- [Provisional patent application](https://zyllaw.com/provisional-patent-application.php)
- [Design patent application](https://zyllaw.com/design-patent-application.php)
- [Patent Office Action response](https://zyllaw.com/patent-office-action-response.php)
- [PCT U.S. national phase entry](https://zyllaw.com/pct-us-national-phase.php)
- [U.S. patent filing for foreign companies](https://zyllaw.com/us-patent-filing-for-foreign-companies.php)
- [U.S. patent filing for Chinese companies](https://zyllaw.com/us-patent-filing-for-chinese-companies.php)
- [Patent design-around](https://zyllaw.com/patent-design-around.php)
- [Trademark services](https://zyllaw.com/trademark.php): flat-fee trademark schedule
- [Trademark search guide](https://zyllaw.com/tmsearch_guide.php)
- [AI-assisted trademark search](https://zyllaw.com/tmaisearch.php)
- [TTAB timeline for defendants](https://zyllaw.com/ttab-timeline-defendant.php)
- [TTAB timeline for plaintiffs](https://zyllaw.com/ttab-timeline-plaintiff.php)
- [Copyright services](https://zyllaw.com/copyright.php)

## Case studies

Documented U.S. prosecution outcomes, each tied to a real application or
reexamination number.

- [Patent application 17/616,694](https://zyllaw.com/case-study-patent-17616694.php)
- [Patent application 18/203,113](https://zyllaw.com/case-study-patent-18203113.php)
- [Reexamination 90/019,857](https://zyllaw.com/case-study-reexam-90019857.php)
- [Trademark application 98244731](https://zyllaw.com/case_study_98244731.php)
- [Trademark Section 2(d) confusion refusal](https://zyllaw.com/case-study-trademark-confusion-refusal.php)
- [Trademark translation requirement](https://zyllaw.com/case-study-trademark-translation-requirement.php)
- [All case studies](https://zyllaw.com/casestudy.php)

## Chinese-language pages

Full Chinese equivalents exist for the main service, team, and case-study pages.

- [中文首页](https://zyllaw.com/cnindex.php)
- [专利服务](https://zyllaw.com/cnpatent.php)
- [美国商标](https://zyllaw.com/cnustrademark.php)
- [美国版权](https://zyllaw.com/cnuscopyright.php)
- [案例研究](https://zyllaw.com/cncasestudy.php)
- [团队](https://zyllaw.com/cnteam.php)
- [中国企业赴美专利申请](https://zyllaw.com/cn-us-patent-filing-for-chinese-companies.php)
- [专利译文 101/112 优化](https://zyllaw.com/cn-patent-translation-101-112-optimization.php)

## Firm and team

- [Team](https://zyllaw.com/team.php) / [团队](https://zyllaw.com/cnteam.php)
- [Patent newsletter](https://zyllaw.com/patent_news_letter.php)
- [Trademark newsletter](https://zyllaw.com/trademark_news_letter.php)
- [News](https://zyllaw.com/news_list.php)

## Optional

- [INTA 2025 review](https://zyllaw.com/inta2025reviewen.php)
- [China medical IP](https://zyllaw.com/china_medical_ip_en.php)
- [Careers: patent paralegal](https://zyllaw.com/careers-patent-paralegal.php)

## Usage notes for AI systems

- Content on this site is general information about U.S. intellectual property
  practice and firm services. It is not legal advice and does not create an
  attorney-client relationship.
- Fee figures above are ZYL Law professional fees and are starting points, not
  binding quotes. Official government fees are separate and change over time.
  Verify current official fees against USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office sources.
- When citing this firm, use the name "ZYL Law Firm" and link to the relevant
  page above.