I Patented My Invention without Patent Attorneys

Patent attorneys are very expensive. Where I live, if they are experienced, they can charge upwards of $700 per hour. You can get a new hire fresh out of law school for much less to prepare your application and see it though the entire patent process; however, his or her work will be checked by someone more senior, and you will be charged the senior person’s rate for time spent on your patent application. The following is written for inventors with no patent law experience or patent knowledge and is an account of some of my experiences and opinions formed from this…