We’ve all heard the advertisements for inventor self-help services. These services claim that whatever you need can be done using a standard form. So why hire a lawyer – just do it yourself. While this may be true for your last will and testament, nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to filing a patent application for your invention.
Protecting your invention is no simple task. Patent attorneys work for years learning how to write patent applications that are broad enough to protect inventions, without being so broad that the Patent Office won’t issue a patent for the invention.
Think twice before using a self-help service. Do they really have the experience and expertise to write a quality patent application? Will the self-help service be there to back you up when your patent application gets rejected by the Patent Office? Will you really save that much money compared with using a qualified patent attorney?
Remember, you usually get what you pay for.
