Patent attorneys and patent agents ("patent
practitioners") deal with the best and brightest engineers and
scientists on a daily basis.
As inventors, these engineers and scientists understand the
technology associated with their inventive concepts and are able to
impart that understanding to the practitioner who drafts a patent
application. The better the engineers/scientists understand the
inventive concept and associated technology, the better the patent
application produced by the practitioner.
During the process of drafting, filing, and prosecuting a patent
application, inventors that are new to the patent process often
have many questions related to the content and process of the
patent application. A few of the more common questions and related
answers are:
