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Haytham you are a
gem! thanks so much!!!
How are things with
you? still in Michigan!??
Jessy
Elmurr From: Haytham Faraj [mailto:haytham@puckettfaraj.com] Sent: 01 June 2011 10:27 To: Jessy Elmurr Subject: FW: US Patent Attorney Hi Jessy, Please see
below. 1. The PTO has excellent training online. First step is
identify the invention/idea under their classification system which then allows
you to find out if anyone already has the idea patented. I think attorneys
charge lots of money for this. The next step if it isn't patented is to
draft up the claim and there are processes and procedures for that too. At
some point a patent attorney probably ought to review it before it is submitted
so you don't loose the opportunity to patent your idea in the review process.
(They post the applications on line and then anyone with access to the web
can see it and accomplish the paperwork correctly and beat you to
it.). Here's the training link: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/ptdl/CBT/ 2. From what I gather, patent attorneys have "fields" of
patents they work - so one patent attorney may be focused on IT solutions while
another does "farm equipment", etc... 3. Additionally, I have a friend who is an examiner at the
PTO and I asked him about attorneys. They are forbidden from identifying
the attorneys and can only direct you to the listing on the PTO website.
Here's the link to the Patent Attorney registry on the PTO
website: https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/query.jsp 4. One of our "Of
Counsel" attorneys, Mark Zaid, who has worked around the DC area his entire
attorney career sent the following: In my experience there is rarely such a creature as a
reasonably priced patent attorney, but contact a close friend of mine who is in
the Tysons office of Hunton:
Mark Hopes this helps! Have you checked USAJOBS for federal
attorney jobs? Wishing you the best on the job hunt! Marcy Marcelyn
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