Patent help for inventors & first-time filers

If this is your first invention, the patent system can feel like a maze. Our job is to make it understandable and to give you honest advice about what's worth pursuing. As a USPTO-registered patent agent, Ben walks you through each decision in plain language so you always know where you stand and what it costs.

The path most inventors take

• Patent search first. A prior-art search and patentability opinion tell you whether your idea has room before you spend on a full application.
• File a provisional. A provisional application secures an early filing date and gives you twelve months to refine, test the market, or seek funding.
• Move to nonprovisional. Within that year, we prepare a full nonprovisional application drafted to read on your invention.
• Respond to the examiner. When the USPTO issues office actions (§101/§102/§103/§112 rejections), we respond with arguments and amendments to advance the case.

Straight answers, including "not yet"

Sometimes the smartest move is to document carefully and wait, or to refine the invention before filing. We'd rather tell you that than sell you a filing you don't need. You'll get a transparent scope and price for whatever step makes sense — no padded hours, no guaranteed-outcome promises. The patent process has no guarantees, and we won't pretend otherwise.