Why it is necessary to hire an attorney to file a patent application for a business

Hello! Every one, just wanted to share some ideas on whether it’s right to hire an attorney to file a patent application.

Who is an attorney?

An attorney is a person admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction and authorized to perform criminal and civil functions on behave of client. An attorney helps aclient to draft a will or filling a law suit on behalf of a client.

You may choose to develop your business idea without hiring an attorney in an attempt to cut cost associated to it, let’s say when it comes to legal matters, you decide to a do it yourself approach works sometimes; but other times, it’s risky. 

Though the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office will not require a patent a patent attorney to file a patent, there are many reasons that may necessitate the need of a patent attorney. However, most business people have limited budgets and decide sometimes to do it by themselves. 

According to Denis G. Bayer, and Hoppe and Mitchell in Youngstown, Ohio, “technology is the key to providing greater access to legal services”. They came up with a view that online self services tools are helpful and often safe for basics such as general contracts, service agreements and nondisclosure agreements. This can help you save money by completing some forms directly on government websites such as reserving a business name or rather getting a tax ID, says Bayer. 

However, it’s wise and right to hire a patent attorney when developing business idea, since lawyers understand legal and tax implications and can tailor their approach to your specific needs.

Well!  My opinion on hiring an attorney to file a business patent application is based on the argument below;

Any upcoming entrepreneur should have in mind that stating up any business is associated with many risks, where some documents used during the process need to be translated and interpreted by an attorney who understands legal procedures. A legal shield essentially crowd sources costs incurred by business owners   to basically make legal services affordable. It further supports the daily running and growth of the business, that’s, developing Human resource policies, and reviewing vendor contracts and drafting letters to pay clients.

On the other side, there are dangers associated to filling a patent application without a patent attorney as highlighted below;

Ø  There is a possibility of not providing enough disclosure of the invention to permit the use of the provisional’s filing date to the benefit of non provisional

Ø  Much reliance on provisional filling to protect your rights while publicly disclosing additional inventions or enhancement after filling.

Ø  You can make inaccurate statements like incorrectly characterizing prior inventions of other

However much it is necessary to file provisional application without hiring an attorney, it is always important to measure the benefits and risks involved with doing so. Well! You may luck funds now but to protect your Intellectual property will help you make good money down the road.