A patent is basically a contract proposed to the government to request a specific monopoly right. It is used to eliminate the sale, production, sale offering or use of other parties without your permission. If you seriously protect the intellectual property of the invention, you need help from a patent attorney before submitting the application. Although you can submit the application directly to the Patent Office, problems arise unless you are fully familiar with complicated laws and regulations concerning this type of intellectual property. To create an acceptable patent document, you need a trustworthy attorney. There are several steps to choose an excellent patent attorney:
1. Find an attorney who is also an engineer
Lawyer's legal skills will help determine the right rules, but engineering skills will understand the situation well and will help to properly create applications in patent languages. Please select a lawyer with a technical background related to your invention field. In general, there are four types of engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering.
2. Know the experience of lawyers
If possible, ask about his technical background, the number of patents he drafted, what kind of invention was handled, and how long he is doing patent protection practices.
3. Choose a lawyer with a reasonable fee
Cost will be one of your considerations, so ask a lawyer to estimate the cost. To do this, you need to perform a similar search first. Also, please discuss about payment arrangements.
4. Believe your intuition when choosing a lawyer
In order to obtain a patent of your invention, you will have a professional relationship with a lawyer who will last about 2 to 3 years. Do not feel content with just one candidate. Interview a number of candidates to make the best choice. Please do not select candidates from sales representatives. It is always better to contact the lawyer directly without involvement from other intermediate parties.
5. Obtain professional and independent patent agent
To investigate your invention, you and the lawyer usually require a patent agent. The patent agency has the ability to fully review your invention. They also have a standard set by the Patent Office called the patent bar. In some cases, instead of finding a patent agent on your own, an attorney may have a cooperative agreement with a specific agent. Please make sure that the patent agent used is from an independent specialized agency, not an inspector in the company. The more independent each party involved in acquiring a patent for your invention is, the less conflicts of interest that occur during the process.
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