!? Y How much does a patent cost?
https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/how-much-does-a-patent-cost#how-much-does-a-patent-cost
"Do it yourself
You can file patent applications for your own inventions. It costs a lot less, but is a huge amount of work and will lack the benefit of a trained professional.
That last point is crucial because there are a large number of seemingly minor mistakes that will compromise your ability to get a good patent for your invention. There is a reason that patent lawyers pay more for malpractice insurance than almost any other kind of lawyer.
If you want to save money and get the best patent possible then do some of the work yourself. A great start is to conduct your own patent search. Today, you have amazing tools at your disposal. Google allows you to search patents, academic papers and websites to find what other inventors, authors and companies are up to.
Social networks allow you to reach out to people in the same technical field and see what they are doing. You can make more informed decisions than ever before - all before ever meeting with a lawyer.
When would you prefer to find out about the article describing your exact invention and possibly blocking your application altogether — after six hours searching or after six thousand dollars of legal bills?
You can also draft your own patent application. Find a patent that is related to your invention and use it as a template. Make your own drawings, coin the phrases that describe the novel parts of your invention, write your own claims.
Bring it with you when you meet your lawyer. If they won't give you a break on their bill, then maybe you should find a new lawyer."
"Do it yourself
You can file patent applications for your own inventions. It costs a lot less, but is a huge amount of work and will lack the benefit of a trained professional.
That last point is crucial because there are a large number of seemingly minor mistakes that will compromise your ability to get a good patent for your invention. There is a reason that patent lawyers pay more for malpractice insurance than almost any other kind of lawyer.
If you want to save money and get the best patent possible then do some of the work yourself. A great start is to conduct your own patent search. Today, you have amazing tools at your disposal. Google allows you to search patents, academic papers and websites to find what other inventors, authors and companies are up to.
Social networks allow you to reach out to people in the same technical field and see what they are doing. You can make more informed decisions than ever before - all before ever meeting with a lawyer.
When would you prefer to find out about the article describing your exact invention and possibly blocking your application altogether — after six hours searching or after six thousand dollars of legal bills?
You can also draft your own patent application. Find a patent that is related to your invention and use it as a template. Make your own drawings, coin the phrases that describe the novel parts of your invention, write your own claims.
Bring it with you when you meet your lawyer. If they won't give you a break on their bill, then maybe you should find a new lawyer."
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