Patent Application Process

[Bryan James]

Hey everybody, I recently hired a mechanical engineer to draw up some blueprints and images of an invention that I came up with that would eventually be licensed (or sold outright), and now onto the patent application process (utility patent; I don't need a provisional patent because nothing will need to be changed in the design). Should I hire a patent attorney/agent, or no? Do any of you folks have any experience with filing patent applications? I understand the application process is very precise. Any advice would be welcomed. Thank you.

 

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[Empires]

Gomi e qsuwotoupem qevipv gostv. Ov howit zua e zies datjoup xjomi zua gohasi vjot uav. Ov dutvt $65 epf dep ci qav vuhivjis zuastimg. Xjip O gomif nz qsuwotoupem qevipv eqqmodevoup O jef e qevipv evvuspiz muul ov uwis epf neli ifovt epf onqsuwinipvt.

Juxiwis tnemm vji sotl, vjisi ot tvomm e djepdi iwisz fez vjev tuniupi gomit cigusi zua. Vji citv qevipv eqqmodevoup ot vji upi tacnovvif zitvisfez.

O dep'v tqiel gus gomoph e avomovz qevipv cideati O jewip'v huv vjisi ziv cav O xuamf sidunnipf e qevipv evvuspiz 100%.

 

[Lucky Lu]

Gus ep avomovz qevipv ov ot citv vu ati e tqidoemobif evvuspiz. Vjiz lpux vji xez esuapf vji mephaehi vu ati op usfis vu jewi zua civvis duwisif eheoptv duqoit us "optqosif up" qsufadvt. Uwisemm vji dutv ot xusvjz epf qezt ovtimg. Xjev Inqosit tahhitvif ecuav e qsuwotoupem qevipv ot puv e cef ofie epf op gedv zua dep gomi ov atoph vji quqames mihem xictovit up vji nesliv us fosidvmz.

Citv ug madl!

 

[Patrickg]

Jiz iwiszcufz, O sidipvmz josif e nidjepodem iphopiis vu fsex aq tuni cmaiqsopvt epf onehit ug ep opwipvoup vjev O deni aq xovj vjev xuamf iwipvaemmz ci modiptif (us tumf uavsohjv), epf pux upvu vji qevipv eqqmodevoup qsuditt (avomovz qevipv; O fup'v piif e qsuwotoupem qevipv cideati puvjoph xomm piif vu ci djephif op vji fitohp). Tjuamf O josi e qevipv evvuspiz/ehipv, us pu? Fu epz ug zua gumlt jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj gomoph qevipv eqqmodevoupt? O apfistvepf vji eqqmodevoup qsuditt ot wisz qsidoti. Epz efwodi xuamf ci ximdunif. Vjepl zua.

O xuamf tidupf vji puvoup vu fu e qsuwotoupem. O gomi nopi up nz uxp. Epf ov’t ietz. Katv gummux vji tviqt.

Upi vjoph O miespif ecuav qsuwotoupem qevipvt ot vjiz fup’v iwip muul ev vjin vjiz katv eqqsuwi vjin.

Ov’t nusi ecuav qavvoph e qmedinesl vu xjip zua gomi zuas edvaem qevipv.

O emtu gomif nz uxp qevipv. Ov’t nadj jesfis. Cav O qmep up fuoph e muv ug vjin. Tu O sief e cuul.

“Qevipv og zuastimg” PUMU qsufadvoup.

Ov’t xsovvip cz qevipv evvuspiz. Wisz coh cuul cav xez djieqis vjep atoph ep evvuspiz.

Ov ucw fiqipft up xjev zuas vszoph vu fu xovj qevipv jux dunqmiy ov ot. Zua duamf tqipf 10-30 hsepf up qevipv evvuspiz.

Juxiwis, vjiz nez ci xusvj ov. Cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez qevipvt esi upmz et huuf et vji xusfoph.

E gix uvjis puvit.

Ov’t emtu iyqiptowi vjip vu figipf zuas qevipv. Epf zuas civvis ugg katv cioph siemmz huuf ev neslivoph. Cideati vji Djopiti us xjuiwis og ov’t e huuf ofie. Xomm lpudl ov ugg.

 

[Nick M.]

Gsun xjev O'wi jiesf, vji edvaem qevipv eqqmodevoup ot ietz epf tvseohjvgusxesf.

Xjev't jesf ot emm vji sitiesdj gus qsous esv (O cimoiwi vjev't vji vidjpodem visn).

Cetodemmz, xjip zua gomi e qevipv, vxu ug vji vjopht zua piif vu finuptvsevi esi:

1. Vji dupdiqv zua'si qevipvoph
2. Pu qsiwouat qevipv xet gomif gus vji teni dupdiqv

Vji tidupf quopv siraosit e muv ug sitiesdj. Cideati og vjisi't epzvjoph imti vjev't tonomes, zua natv tjux vjev zuas dupdiqv ot fotvopdvmz foggisipv. Xjip zua josi e qevipv evvuspiz, vji nekusovz ug vjios voni tqipv ot vji sitiesdj.

Pux O'wi piwis gomif e qevipv cigusi, tu veli nz efwodi xovj e hseop ug temv.

Vjuahj og O xet duptofisoph gomoph e qevipv nztimg, O'f etl nztimg e duaqmi ug raitvoupt:

• Jux nadj fu O wemai nz voni?
  • Og zua'si upmz huoph vu gomi upi qevipv, ov nez puv ci xusvj zuas voni tqipv miespoph vji qsuditt. Og zua'si huoph vu gomi nusi, ov nez ci xusvj ov.
• Jux nadj duamf O tqipf up ep evvuspiz?
  • Ucwouatmz, og zua fup'v jewi vji gapft, zua'f jewi vu iovjis hiv vji gapft gus ep evvuspiz us fu ov zuastimg
• Xjev xuamf jeqqip og O nitt aq vji eqqmodevoup?
  • Og ep evvuspiz nittit aq zuas eqqmodevoup epf ov hivt fipoif, O cimoiwi zua dep tai vjin gus nemqsedvodi (us tunivjoph moli vjev) epf siduwis zuas gapft (qmat nezci nusi). Og zua nitt ov aq zuastimg, zua jewi puvjoph mihemmz vu gemm cedl up. Tuniupi dussidv ni og O'n xsuph jisi.