Tagged “drafting”

4 posts in this tag.

• 2026-04-23·9 min read

  When should you bring in a patent attorney? (2026 decision guide)

  The five decision points every solo inventor faces: pre-provisional, pre-non-provisional, office actions, prior-art search, and licensing. What practitioners actually do, what you can DIY, and where skimping costs you. With 2026 price ranges.

• 2026-04-23·7 min read

  How to describe your invention for a prior-art search (2026)

  The 5-ingredient recipe for writing a search query that actually finds the right prior art. Field + problem + mechanism + components + outcome. Template you can copy plus common mistakes to avoid.

• 2026-04-23·9 min read

  How to draft patent claims for a solo inventor (2026)

  The claims at the end of a patent application are the only part that matters legally. Anatomy of a claim, the five-step process for writing your first independent claim, common §112 mistakes, and when to bring in a practitioner.

• 2026-04-23·9 min read

  Can AI write a patent? What actually works in 2026

  Honest breakdown of what AI does well in patent drafting (spec prose, claim parallelism, formality checks) vs badly (claim-scope strategy, §101 judgment, hallucinated prior art). The hybrid workflow that ships defensible provisionals.