Safeguard your Invention - Benefits of Hiring a Patent Attorney
Role of a Patent Attorney
A registered patent attorney is a professional who can provide strategic advice and assist you in protecting and exploiting your invention. A registered patent attorney has an in-depth knowledge of specific patent legislation and cases and is qualified to handle all patent matters relating to patent searches, filing & registration, office objections, oppositions and infringement. Being a registered patent attorney also requires an undersanding of law, business and technology. A patent attorney will typically have a degree in a science, engineering, information technology or other technological field. A solid grounding in the relevant technology and patent drafting skills is essential for ultimately protecting an invention.
In addition, using a registered attorney allows you to claim a right of privilege in respect of communications with your attorney. As such, all relevant communications remain confidential between a client and their patent attorney.
In addition, using a registered attorney allows you to claim a right of privilege in respect of communications with your attorney. As such, all relevant communications remain confidential between a client and their patent attorney.
Why should I use a Patent Attorney?
The benefits of having us prepare and manage your patent application from filing through to registration are:
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- We can study and analyse scientific or technical documents, including previously published patents, to assess whether an invention is new and innovative;
- We will ensure your patent specification is properly drafted to adequately cover your invention and afford you the broadest scope of legal protection for your invention, to prevent someone else appropriating the idea and implementing it slightly differently;
- You can outsource your time to specialists who will professionally handle the requirements of your patent application efficiently and effectively with IP Australia;
- We will monitor the progress of your application with IP Australia keep you informed of all upcoming deadlines to ensure the relevant actions are undertaken by you to keep your patent application active; and
- We can correspond directly with the Patent Examiners at IP Australia on issues which may arise and advise you of your options and strategies.
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