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About Invent + Patent
The Invent + Patent System™ is an innovative approach to creating patent applications in a cost-effective and timely manner. In the past, an inventor would contact a patent attorney with an idea. The inventor would provide notes, comments, drawings or whatever else they might have collected during the initial inventive stages.
The attorney would then try to interpret this information and put it into the format required to file a patent application at the United States Patent Office. The procedure could involve many sessions - back and forth - between the inventor and attorney before a satisfactory first draft could be produced. The process was, and is, slow, expensive and frustrating.
By keeping the time of a skilled patent professional directed to the aspects where their contribution makes the greatest difference, cost is reduced, efficiency obtained and a high quality patent application or invention record is prepared. In order to accomplish this task the Invent + Patent System™ relies on the inventor for an initial draft. The inventor is guided through the process in a step by step manner, allowing the inventor to create and define the scope of the invention description in a one-on-one mentored environment.
The Invent + Patent System™ enables the inventor to drive the application process and stay engaged throughout the process. By answering a series of 10 specific, legally derived questions, the inventor prepares a first draft document that is more complete than most patent application drafts at the half-way point under the status quo.
These questions are structured such that by the time the document arrives at the attorney’s desk, most of the questions an attorney needs answered will already be virtually complete and in an application format. Cost and time savings from this feature alone are huge.
The Invent + Patent System™ uses a unique mentored application writing process employed by White + Quinn, P.C., a patent law firm founded by John White and Gene Quinn, prominent US patent attorneys who have collectively taught over 40% of all practicing US patent attorneys how to successfully enter the profession. The firm also employs a team of retired patent examiners from the United States Patent Office, who perform patent searches and are available to mentor each inventor through the application drafting process. With well over 1000 years of reviewing and granting U.S. Patents collectively, this group of experts will give pertinent, directed, quality feedback and advice. This unprecedented resource is not available through any other firm, regardless of price.
History of Invent + Patent
Our system addresses problems facing all inventors and corporations; namely the growing cost of obtaining a patent.
The Invent + Patent System™ was created for the purpose of commercializing a system originally invented by Gene Quinn as the result of his teaching activities over the years at various law schools throughout the country. While teaching patent drafting courses he needed to devise a method for teaching law school students how to competently draft patent applications. As a result, he came up with a system that could easily teach law students and new attorneys how to draft applications. Based on this early success, the system was adapted for use with inventors. Versions of the system have been in use since 2004, and have proved to be tremendously successful in both ensuring quality and reducing cost substantially.
By keeping the time of a skilled patent professional directed to the aspects where their contribution makes the greatest difference, cost is reduced, efficiency obtained and a high quality patent application or invention record is prepared. In order to accomplish this task the Invent + Patent System™ relies on the inventor for an initial draft. The inventor is guided through the process in a step by step manner, allowing the inventor to create and define the scope of the invention description in a one-on-one mentored environment.
A user begins their interaction with the Invent + Patent System™ by answering a questionnaire 10 questions in length. The questionnaire contains questions along with detailed explanations regarding the type of information the question is intending to collect. A suggested answer template is also provided, as well as specific examples of suitable answers in a relevant technical field. Furthermore, for each question there is available Expert Audio Commentary provided by famed patent lecturer John White. John’s coaching and guidance will focus the user on the most important aspects of the question and answer and walk them through the system step by step.
Efficient Filing of Patent Applications
The key to obtaining commercially useful patents has typically been to have a skilled professional spend a significant amount of time during the initial drafting phase to describe all the multiple variations and tangential aspects of the invention. This traditional model is both time consuming and costly. In response, White + Quinn, P.C. has developed a system that relies, for an initial draft, on the inventor to create the scope of description in a one-on-one mentored environment. By keeping the time of a skilled professional directed to the aspect where their contribution makes the greatest difference, cost is reduced and efficiency obtained and a high quality application can be created for filing at the United States Patent Office, either as a provisional patent application, nonprovisional patent application or as an international patent application.
Our patent application drafting system is know as The Invent & Patent System™, and is deployable through a secure Internet connection and/or can be implemented on stand alone server dedicated for a particular company or for use by a law firm. A user begins their interaction with the system by answering a questionnaire 10 questions in length. It is anticipated that for most inventions an inventor (or inventor liaison) using the system for the first time will be able to thoughtfully and completely answer these 10 questions within about 3 hours.
The questionnaire contains questions along with detailed explanations regarding the type of information the question is intending to collect. A suggested answer template is also provided, as well as specific examples of suitable answers in a relevant technical field. All samples answers are taken from issued patents, but have been modified and edited by Gene Quinn, a founding partner in White + Quinn and the founder of IPWatchdog.com, so that each sample answer meets best practices associated with drafting patent application.
An additional unique aspect of the system is that for each question, template and example answer there is available Expert audio commentary of up to 60 seconds. The voice for this audio commentary is John White, who will focus the user on the most important aspects of the question and answer and walk them through the system step by step.
Upon receiving the output of the completed questionnaire an initial draft application is assembled by the system. This draft is then worked on by patent attorneys and former patent examiners at White + Quinn to turn it into a patent application suitable for filing at the United States Patent & Trademark Office. During the process the inventor will receive various drafts and will be asked for additional information and input. This iterative process guarantees that the patent application will be as complete as possible, thereby providing the inventor with the greatest and broadest protection that can be had.
For more information about this revolutionary approach to preparing patent applications please contact White + Quinn, P.C.