An updated version of this article is available at: https://ipwatchdog.com/2014/05/17/patent-drafting-not-as-easy-as-you-think/id=49638/
QUESTION: I am new inventor. I have a couple of products that are new . The problem is that I have no idea where to start other than a patent. ANSWER: We do hear this from inventors a lot, but I have spent my career working with independent inventors. There is a road map that you can follow to move…
It is not at all uncommon for inventors to want to attempt to draft and file patent applications on their own. This is in no small part due to the fact that if an independent inventor goes to a patent attorney the attorney will typically require somewhere from $5,000 to $10,000 up front prior to commencing representation. This is a…