Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc (IPIX)

[Snowy_Owl]

Does anyone know what the fee is for filing a patent application such as the one PJ007 posted? A cursory look indicated that a "non-electronic" application is $200-$400 and getting a patent approved spins up numbers between $8 - $15k all the way to pharmaceutical patents costing over $2M.

What I'm trying to determine is a degree of seriousness behind these patent applications. If it's just a few dollars for an online application it could be somewhat frivolous, a low budget attempt to cover all bases, or a desire to muddy the waters. If it's the University of Sao Paulo I imagine there would be some justification required before spending even a few hundred dollars. Universities tend to be frugal with research expenditures.

I understand that there are obstacles beyond the patent office and would appreciate if responses centered on what the application stage costs.