Patent Attorney recommendation.

[69L72RS]

I know this topic is a little bit far off topic for the lounge, but I am starting to pull my hair out with the lack of success that I am having in locating a good patent attorney. And I don't have much left.

Can anyone recommend a patent attorney that they have successfully used in the past? Knowledge of firearms would be a big plus.

Two earlier patents did not proceed smoothly due to difficulty in understanding the key points of the design.

Thanks in advance,
Eric

[kwhizz]

Good Luck.......I've been down that road $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and it didn't work out too well.....The Lawyers I got hooked up with wanted all the future profits from the Patent as their fees for the "Privilege" of filing the Patent......Get a cost analasis from them then have another Lawyer look it over to see the Loop Holes for additional charges.....See where this is going...........Let's just say I am a "Graduate"........

[Xplantdad]

I remember you talking about that... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I remember you talking about that... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif </div></div>


Yep!!........The Wallet is still &quot;Smok'in&quot;...........Did I ever say I hate Lawyers........

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Good Luck.......I've been down that road $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and it didn't work out too well.....The Lawyers I got hooked up with wanted all the future profits from the Patent as their fees for the &quot;Privilege&quot; of filing the Patent......Get a cost analasis from them then have another Lawyer look it over to see the Loop Holes for additional charges.....See where this is going...........Let's just say I am a &quot;Graduate&quot;........ </div></div>

So... how is Mrs. Robinson these days?

The trouble with lawyers is 98% of them make the other 2% look bad.

Rarely see the words &quot;good&quot; and &quot;lawyer&quot; used in the same sentence, unless the good is followed by &quot;for nothing&quot; or &quot;way to get rid of&quot; or something along those lines.

Patent work is normally pretty specialized. In Okla there is a separte bar test before you can practice in the arena.
1. Find a decent honest person who has hired a patent atty who successfully patented something for him or her.
2. Find another
3. Find another.

When you have at least 2 names, preferably 3, meet with each one to get a feel for whether you are willing to &quot;marry&quot; one of them. Surely there is an older patent atty who will still work by the hour.

Best of luck to you.

[TMagda]

Check with NJSteve.

[njsteve]

I dont know any patent attorneys but I will tell you that they should be disbarred for demanding all future profits from the patent. That is criminal. The scary thing is that you could find a hundred regular attorneys that would be happy to sue any patent attorney that demanded 100% of future profits.

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dont know any patent attorneys but I will tell you that they should be disbarred for demanding all future profits from the patent. That is criminal. The scary thing is that you could find a hundred regular attorneys that would be happy to sue any patent attorney that demanded 100% of future profits. </div></div>


Steve......Demanding all future profits was a figure of speech......The cost that we ended up at was many times more than we talked about in the beginning.......That's the point I was making......It got real ugly towards the end ..........Never again!!!

Ken

[scuncio]

Eric,

I work with patent attorneys on a regular basis. Depending on what specialty you need I could point you in the right direction. Send me a PM if you're interested.