Inventor Help: Go Hire a Great Patent Lawyer
by Howard Schwartz
Published on this site: May 27th , 2005 - See
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Inventors should review hiring a top tier patent attorney, versus
filing on their own or even worse doing nothing to protect their
most important asset. A patent is the property right given by the
U.S Patent and Trademark Office to an inventor. It gives the inventor
an exclusive right over the invention preventing others from making,
using or selling the invention stated in the patent deed. The main
purpose behind issuing of patents is to enable the inventor in recovering
developmental costs and help in facing the competition.
The patent is a way to extend legal protection to the inventions
ranging from communications to technology. However, the process
to get patents is long and tiresome and it is where the need of
a Patent Lawyer is felt. The process to get patent is not simple.
You need to argue your case as to why your invention is worth any
patent and how the invention is different from other products already
in the market. Patent applications seldom get accepted in the first
instance. The role of the patent lawyer is to redo the application
and submit it again with new information so that it is accepted.
The patent lawyer makes an inquiry about the invention or idea
and then conducts a search whether a patent has already been issued
for a product or service similar in characteristics. It is only
after a complete and thorough inquiry that the patent lawyer advocates
the case for the issuing of a patent. However, the inventor can
himself search for the validity of a patent by going through the
Patent and Trademark Office's Web site at www.uspto.gov. It generally
takes three years for the patent application to clear because of
huge stack of applications in the Patents Office.
How do I register for a patent? Filing for a patent application
electronically, by using EFS, the USPTO's electronic filing system
for patent applications saves a lot of time. The various types of
patent applications are:
- Utility Patent Application
- Design Patent Application
- Plant Patent Application
The patent lawyer makes the complicated and tiresome process of
getting a patent simple and trouble-free.
For additional information and tips for inventors, please review:
http://www.hjventures.com/patent/patent-inventions.html
Howard Schwartz is a partner in several business
strategy groups, including HJ Ventures International, Inc.
Howard has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs worldwide
with a focus on writing business plans for companies interested
in raising capital from Venture Funds and Angel Investors.
Howard's business plans have secured several million dollars
in funding. For more information: http://www.hjventures.com
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