5 Tips From a Patent Attorney

Confidentiality Guidelines

Patent attorneys and patent agents are required by federal regulations to keep confidential the information they obtain from clients. Confidentiality requirements embodied in federal regulations specifically applicable to patent attorneys apply not only to those who are clients but to prospective clients. A prospective client is anyone who comes to a patent attorney seeking help, advice or direction on a legal matter.

Be Prepared to Pay for Services

Expect to pay for services rendered. You are going to a professional to seek professional assistance. Patent attorneys and patent agents do not sell products; they sell services, which means all they have to sell is time.

How to Shop Around

Everyone has a budget, so it is hardly a shock to learn that independent inventors must keep costs reasonable. Patent attorneys and patent agents should be able to tell you roughly how much it will cost through filing a patent application with relatively close precision after learning a little about your invention.

Be Informed on the Process

Let’s return to the theme of preparation. Previously, I referred to preparation in terms of being organized about the information you have on your invention. Now it is important to understand the importance of being informed with respect to patent law and process.

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