I’ve always thought of it this way… You hire an auto mechanic to fix your car, why wouldn’t you hire a patent attorney to write your patent? Patent attorney understand the language of patent law. A good patent attorney works on dozens of patent cases a month. He has seen what an examiner will pass and what he won’t pass as a valid claim… and knows how to negotiate claims with the patent office. Yes, a patent attorney is expensive, but he’ll be worth his weight in gold if you ever have your patent challenged and/or have to defend it in court.
Plus, a good patent attorney knows how to write a licensing agreement that will stick like glue.
I know there are books out there that show you how to write and file for a patent. There are also books available on how to do open heart surgery. The bottom line: “There are people who do that.”
Who am I and why am I contributing to the Fork Fed Blog?: My name is Paul Tuttobene and I’ve spent the last 20 years of my life helping small and medium sized companies market new products and services to this ever changing marketplace. For more on me, go to www.Inventonomics.com
With unemployment hovering around 10%, there’s a new crop of creative people looking for a new direction for their life. History has shown that, in slow economic periods, talent is freed-up for innovation. But how does the novice inventor/entrepreneur get his new invention from idea, to product, to market?
I hope my blog contributions will be a free and ranging discussion from experienced inventors and entrepreneurs that will help the “first-timer” and the “old-timer” become more effective and successful in process of invention.
The topics that will be discussed will be as broad as “How the New Patent Laws will affect the inventor” and as narrow as “How to select a good plastics molder.” Everything is important and we can all learn for each other’s successes and mistakes! __________________________________________________________________________
Note from Jeff Gawronski: Paul Tuttobene is also an inventor that took an idea (Buck Magnet) and made it a reality. He shares all the highs and lows in a must read book titled ‘INVENT-ONOMICS’ If you have an idea for a product invention before you go any further you have to read this book.
