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What did you learn from applying for a patent?
1.You really need a patent lawyer.
2.The language of patents is really weird and really specific. My most recent patent application was just returned by the examiner for corrections because in my claims, I talked about a device equipped with sensors, wherein each sensor feeds information to a programmable processor. The examiner told me the claims had to make reference to a device equipped with sensors, wherein each said sensor feeds information to a programmable processor. That’s how finicky and persnickety they are about language.
3.It’s very expensive.
4.No matter how thoroughly you search, the patent examiner will come up with prior claims or prior art he thinks might invalidate your claims. This prior art may or may not have any relevance; it’s a complete crapshoot.
5.You really need a patent lawyer.
6.Patent lawyers charge fees that make open-heart surgery look affordable.
7.Working on a patent really makes you think clearly and meticulously about what you’re doing. You need to be able to communicate your ideas with a degree of precision you may not be accustomed to, both to your lawyer and to the patent examiner. You can’t make assumptions. You can’t leave details out. If you can’t describe your invention with that level of clarity and precision, you might not be ready to patent it yet.
8.Think global, write local. Describe your invention in detail…but make your claims general enough that your patent can’t be worked around just by changing the implementation details.
9.You really need a patent lawyer.
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