As mentioned earlier; the purpose of opting for a patent agent or a patent attorney is for finally obtaining a
- good,
- legible,
- foolproof,
- brilliantly Techno-legal,
- broad,
- wise etc.,
Patent document which should be perfect and more awesome than being written by your own. While the associated benefits such as executing all processes on your behalf right from the initial stage until the grant or even after the grant of a patent. The most important thing at any stage is your document of the patent that speaks for itself at any stage of its life.
It is always better that we choose an experienced person or firm to process our patent on behalf of us who might be quite costly but will bare the quality and experience of handling numerous cases and inventions. Newbie agents or attorneys though they offer prices reducing your cost; beware that they possess less or even no experience in actually executing things unless they had worked or practised in a law firm for a long duration before. Though we cannot always generalise the fact that newbies are always not good; it applies for exceptions who might be newbies but still exceed the skills of experienced professionals. Before choosing the right person or firm for your patent, check with the person / firm’s customer network, employee reviews, their processing system, customer care network, reliability, customer reviews etc., before deciding on the same.
A poor draft will lead to drastic effects which might even tend to reject a patent’s grant or even after the patent is granted within 12 months from then. Also beware not to be cheated by fishy or unreliable or false agents in the market loosing your money as well as loosing the patent.
If you are pretty sure that your patent might not go to the court or face serious situations in the Court, then it is advisable to choose a Patent Agent instead of an Attorney (quite economic)
If you are sure that your patent might not stop within the patent office but also reach the court through a competitor in business or product, it is advisable to choose a Patent Attorney / Lawyer than an Agent (Costly, as we generally know)