Patent Attorney and Founder
Hi everybody I’m JD Houvener your host of the bold today show I’m so glad you made it here this is the show that you the inventor entrepreneur or business owner get your daily dose of inspiration being go make the world a better place I’m so excited to share with you this session today about what you need to do when you book that consultation with the patent attorney how do you prepare and so this week we’ve been talking about pre-filing considerations what do we do before you file the patent application to make sure you get the most bang for your buck so once we’ve kind of cleared the hurdles of looking at whether you’re an inventor or an owner whether you’ve got any statutory bar issues or have any marketability concerns what are the things you should bring to a consultations once you’re ready to roll first off if you’ve got a business plan that’s huge here at bold patents we don’t mess around we want to make sure that your goal likely a business goal likely monetary is in mind right you want to make money you want to enter into the stream of economic competitive nature you want to build a bring in revenue bring in profit and show that your innovation is where the market should be so we want to help you with looking at your business plan make sure that what we’re delivering is going to be in alignment with that business plan so please bring that in and whatever shape it’s in of course bring a prototype or show us images or pictures of that we do most of our consultations via video and that’s very powerful way to have you potentially within your own shop in front of your computer you know doing a screen share with us going through the flow chart looking at the slide deck whatever is that you’re willing to articulate show us what it is invention is the better idea you’re a patent attorney has of what your invention is the better the advice is going to be we have some clients that come in and just are very skittish you know they’re even afraid to tell a patent attorney what their invention is and many people don’t really think this through but when you’re came with an attorney even if you’re not engaged as a client they have a duty every single bar in all 50 states require that prospective clients that communication is 100% confidential right this is an oath that every attorney signs off on and that’s why it’s key to be working with a patent attorney as opposed to a patent agent or some invention you know sales shop you know much like you know a Davison or a invent help you know make sure that you’re actually talking with a patent attorney make sure that conversation you know you’re protected under attorney-client privilege and it’s 100% confidential another thing to bring to that meeting and on top of the business plan and any prototypes or pictures and images are drawings or your own drawings in the patent world you’re not allowed to submit non provisional applications formal drawing applications without drawings and so we can’t just rely on a photo we can’t send in this specimen you know the actual machine into the Patent Office we have to use drawings and so if you’ve got your own sketches or if it’s software and you want articulate how the flow of information is moving through a flowchart that’s essential please bring that with you that’s key to the consultation because there’s only 30 minutes likely to bring bring about a decision you want to bring as many decision makers to that meeting as possible so if you’re a partner in a business even though you’re the sole inventor but you’re gonna have to bring it up to them anyway to make a decision on whether to hire bring them to the meeting right it’s important to bring their creative mind to ask all the right questions of the patent attorney why you’re in the room why you have their attention so just there’s just a few the top things that I’ve seen be most beneficial for clients when they come in the door to help prepare them to talk with the patent attorney hope this was educational free view and if you want any more information please go to our website at bold patents com feel free to give us a call 884 915 akan sille tation today I’m your host JD Houvener of the bold Today Show go big go bowl
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