Cost Conciousness

While providing intellectual property services of preeminent quality, the Lukas IP Group pays close attention to the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of its services. The Lukas IP Group works closely with its clients to create budgets, forecasts, estimates and control expenses.

The Lukas IP Group prides itself in the cost-effective allocation of resources and its overall emphasis on cost consciousness. The Lukas IP Group seeks to hire staff who demonstrate their own conviction and ability to provide Lukas IP Group quality and cost-effective services. The Lukas IP Group has been out front in working with clients to develop mutually beneficial alternative fee arrangements. The Lukas IP Group has undertaken a number of matters of varying size on a fixed-fee basis and remains open to such arrangements, believing that they require careful, mutual considerations as well as close cooperation with the client to realize the potential mutual benefit.

An important component of the Lukas IP Group service commitment is ensuring that the fees charged are consisted with the value they bring to each project. All services are performed on a most efficient and cost-effective basis.

Fixed-fee arrangements with adjustable caps for patent applications and other services are offered and are based on the technical complexity of each individual patent application. Caps are mutually negotiable and detailed hourly time records are submitted for all work performed. The fixed-fee arrangement is intended as a client service to provide greater certainty in the pricing of each project while simultaneously providing quality services at an hourly rate that does not place undue pressure for meeting the fixed-fee goal.

The Lukas IP Group offers these alternative billing arrangements to underline a commitment to superior client service and a commitment to build a strong client relationship through the provision of flexible and innovative billing methods and quality service.