Fees
From $200 to prepare the application. Office fees on top.
Our attorney fee to prepare a U.S. copyright registration application starts at $200. That is the legal work. The U.S. Copyright Office charges its own fees, paid by you directly to the Office. A $65 fee is the current electronic Standard Application. A $45 fee is the Single Application, only for one author who is the same claimant, one work, not made for hire. Do not treat either number as a flat fee for every filing. Group claims, paper filings, and other services cost more.
Attorney preparation
From $200
Starting attorney fee to prepare a U.S. copyright registration application. An unusual claim, a group registration, or Office correspondence can change the fee. Ask before we start.
Copyright Office, Standard Application
$65
Current electronic Standard Application fee, paid to the U.S. Copyright Office. Not a flat fee for every claim. The Office sets the amount.
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney preparation, U.S. registration application | From $200 | Paid to the Law Office of Michael P. Eddy. Starting fee for a typical application. |
| Copyright Office, Single Application | $45 | Only when the claim qualifies: one author, same claimant, one work, not a work made for hire. Paid to the Copyright Office. |
| Copyright Office, Standard Application | $65 | Current electronic Standard Application. Paid to the Copyright Office. Not a flat fee for every filing. |
| Paper application (Forms PA, SR, TX, VA, SE) | $125 | Current paper filing fee, paid to the Copyright Office. Most claims should be electronic. |
| Group and other Office fees | Varies | Unpublished works, photographs, serials, newspapers, and other group options have their own fees. Check the current schedule. |
| Correspondence, recordation, disputes | Quoted | Separate from the application-prep fee, which starts at $200. Call or write and we will price the file in front of us. |
We accept credit card, debit card, online transfer, Zelle, and wire for attorney fees. Official Copyright Office fee schedule: copyright.gov/about/fees.html.
- Copyright Office fees are not our fees. The $45 and $65 figures are the current electronic Single Application and Standard Application. They are not flat fees for every filing.
- The Office has proposed fee changes that are not what you pay until the Copyright Office announces an effective date. Check https://www.copyright.gov/about/fees.html and 37 CFR 201.3 before you file.
- A registration application is not a court judgment. Fees paid are for the work described, not for a guaranteed registration or a guaranteed result in a dispute.