Comments on: The Truth about Inventor Scams: Patent Attorneys http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/the-truth-about-inventor-scams-patent-attorneys/ Patent and Marketing Tips from an Inventions Expert Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ron Docie http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/the-truth-about-inventor-scams-patent-attorneys/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Ron Docie Wed, 19 May 2010 17:27:46 +0000 http://dev.dimwit.com/blog/?p=30#comment-14 Zac and Joseph, Thank you for your response and affirming comments! Hopefully we will be able to get this message out more. Ron Zac and Joseph,

Thank you for your response and affirming comments! Hopefully we will be able to get this message out more.

Ron

]]> By: Joseph Page http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/the-truth-about-inventor-scams-patent-attorneys/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Joseph Page Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:58:31 +0000 http://dev.dimwit.com/blog/?p=30#comment-10 I'll throw my two cents in too. I agree that much of what so many patent attorneys do is a waste of time. I've read a laser patent where only the <em>box</em> around the laser was protected by the patent! The senior partner of a big firm charged $650/hr for that one. However, there are some important cases where a patent serves well. Not most of the cases, but nevertheless <em>some</em>. In these special cases, getting a patent is a great idea. Knowing when to do it, and when not is the tricky part. I’ll throw my two cents in too. I agree that much of what so many patent attorneys do is a waste of time. I’ve read a laser patent where only the box around the laser was protected by the patent! The senior partner of a big firm charged $650/hr for that one. However, there are some important cases where a patent serves well. Not most of the cases, but nevertheless some. In these special cases, getting a patent is a great idea. Knowing when to do it, and when not is the tricky part.

]]> By: Zac http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/the-truth-about-inventor-scams-patent-attorneys/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Zac Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:29:17 +0000 http://dev.dimwit.com/blog/?p=30#comment-7 Here, here! From a patent attorney with scruples, that is the sage advice every inventor should hear before paying anyone any money for a patent. I've had a number of these same poor inventors (I won't say scammed by a patent attorney, but these inventors certainly had vanity patents!) try to get me to broker their patents on commission. All I can say is sorry. If there's no market, don't bother with a patent. Hopefully a lot of inventors will see this site, Mr. Docie. Here, here! From a patent attorney with scruples, that is the sage advice every inventor should hear before paying anyone any money for a patent.

I’ve had a number of these same poor inventors (I won’t say scammed by a patent attorney, but these inventors certainly had vanity patents!) try to get me to broker their patents on commission. All I can say is sorry. If there’s no market, don’t bother with a patent. Hopefully a lot of inventors will see this site, Mr. Docie.

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