How To Save Time and Money Filing a Patent Application

Massachusetts patent attorney Lisa Warren shares in a recent article: "How To Save Time and Money Filing a Patent Application," 10 important questions to answer in preparation for meeting with a patent lawyer. The first 5 are:

1. Can you describe the invention and its key features in no more than 3 sentences?
2. Can you describe the business model related to the invention? 
3. What is the closest thing to your invention already on the market? 
4. Is the invention in final form or will there be continuing updates?
5. Have you already publicized or sold the invention?

 For more detail and the full list of questions you need to be able to answer in depth, please see the full article here: Patent Application Tips.