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Him/her@ MoneyA Preparation@ Telephone@ WithoutA Complications Flexible "HBAM2001MAY84 PatAttyL.FM:* About Accurate Additional Address Another Appliation Application Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Helvetica Geneva B Helvetica Bold New York About Accurate Additional Address Another Appliation Application Applied Approach Approved Aren't Associate Associated Attorney Background Backlog Based Basic Better Bureau Business Cause Certain Chambers Checkin Chambers Check Close Comments Commerce Complications Consuming Contact Contacts Cooperative Costs Dedicatedirs 9/24/95 5/19/95 5/19/95 A Layout #1 A Layout #1B TextB A Layout #1 A Layout #1B E Main Menu Patent Attorney Checklist Print several copies of this file for use with phone calls to attorneys. You will need one for each attorney you talk to. YesfP Print File Patent Attorney Checklist Print several copies of this file for use with phone calls to attorneys. You will need one for each attorney you talk to. YesfP E3Use the margin at the right for additional notes >> Close File ATTORNEY NAME : _____________________________________________ ADDRESS : ____________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP: ______________________________________________ TELEPHONE:__________ Print File Print File YesfP - _______________________________________ FAX: ____________________________ DEDICATED LINE? ____________ OFFICE HOURS: ________________________________________________ DATE OF 1st INTERVIEW:________________ C HIRE: YES _____ NO_____ 1. Approach it like finding a doctor: Do you get a general feeling of trust from him/her? Yes _____ No _____ Other: ___________________________________ Comments: _________________ s fee schedule: How flexible is he in working with you on the payment side of the picture? How much money up will he want up front? ____________ Page 3 Basic Fee Schedule: $______________ Down $_____W _________ Per visit Terms _____________________________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 14. Estima _______ FAX: ____________________________ DEDICATED LINE? ____________ OFFICE HOURS: ________________________________________________ DATE OF 1st INTERVIEW:________________ C HIRE: YES _____ NO_____ 1. Approach it like finding a doctor: Do you get a general feeling of trust from him/her? Yes _____ No _____ Other: ___________________________________ Comments: _________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________y __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________z-_____________________________________ Page 7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________w __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________u __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________s __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________q __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Page 6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______m __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________k __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________i __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ y in his office that can help you if he is sick, disabled, out of town or dies? Done ____ Approved _____ Number of other contacts obtained: __ Comments: _________________________________________________g ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Misc. Notes: _______________ with and what is their track record? Name: _____________________________________________________ Contact info: _______________________________________________ Done ________ Approved ___________ e Page 5 Comments: _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 19. Does he have another attorne ________ __________________________________________________________ 18. His Washington, D.C. associate firm: a. Does he have one or does he do all the contact work with the patent office by hic mself? Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ b. If fhe does use a firm in D.C., how large a firm is he associated g has he worked with them? _____________________ e. Have they ever screwed up a search? _____________________ Yes _____ No _____ Other: ___________________________________ Comments: ___________________a ______________________________ __________________________________________________________ f. How fast and accurate are they? _________________________ Comments: _________________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 17. His search firm: Contact Number: _____________________________________________ _ a. Their fees: ____________________________________________ b. What are they?_________________________________________ c. How will they be paid? __________________________________ d. How lon ication or the preparation of the documentation that will cause any delays or extra costs? Opinion ____________________________________________________ Comments: ______________________________________] ___________ __________________________________________________________ 16. Who are his working partners?___________________________ Done ______ Approved _________ Number of other partners _____ Page 4 _____________________ __________________________________________________________ b. Any backlog of work that will effect your appliation: Terms _____________________________________________________ Comme[ nts: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ c. Based upon your disclosure to him, does he see any complications in the appl ted costs for your patent application: Terms _____________________________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________Y ________ 15. Typical time frames and additional costs: a. Typical time frame for basic patent application Time frame ________________________________________________ Comments: ____________________________ Track Trust Types Typical Versus Visit Washington Waste Where Without Worked Working Years You're Applied@ CloseA Errors@ Him/her@ MoneyA Preparation@ Telephone@ WithoutA Preparation Telephone Terms Their Track Trust Types Typical Versus Visit Washington Waste Where Without Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! formation Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Pro 2.0 - 2.1I US English - Spelling User Dictionary Without Worked Working Years You're ATTORNEY NAME : _____________________________________________ ADDRESS : ____________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP: ______________________________________________ TELEPHONE:__________ Preparation Problem Procedures Prospective Questions Record References Referred Relatiionship Relatives Schedule Screwed Search Specialize Staff State Successful Talking Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Applied Approach Approved Aren't Associate Associated Attorney Background Backlog Based Basic Better Bureau Business Cause Certain Chambers Check Close Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Close Comments Commerce Complications Consuming Contact Contacts Cooperative Costs Dedicated Delays Disabled Disclosure Doctor Documentation Effect Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Errors Estimated Extra Feeling Field Finding Flexible Frame Frames Friends Front General Given Hassle Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Him/her Himself Hours Information Interview Inventor Inventors Investors Large Local Located Major Money Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Money Notes Number Obtained Office Opinion Other Partners Patent Patents Payment Personal Phone Picture Practice actice Pro 2.0 - 2.1F! Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 9. Ask for references a. Personal references: Done ____ Approved ____ Number of oO ther contacts obtained: ___ Page 2 Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ b. Inventor references: Done ___ Yes _____ No _____ Other: ___________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 4. Check out his otheG r patent work: Ask to see information about other patents. Done _____ Approved _____ Page 1 Info given without problem? Yes ______ No ____ __________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 8. Ask the inventors how they were referred to the attorney. (Make M sure the investors you re talking to aren t all close friends and relatives of the attorney; how were they referred to his office and by whom?) Yes _____ No _____ Other: _______________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 5. Check out other inventors who have used him. Talk with them about their wI orking relatiionship with the attorney. Is he easy to work with? Yes _____ No _____ Other: ___________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ ________________ __________________________________________ 6. Does he waste a lot of money on time consuming errors in his procedures and work: Yes _____ No _____ Other: ___________________________________ Comments: ________K _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 7. Can you get him on the phone when you need to talk to him? Yes _____ No _____ Other: _________________ _ Approved ____ Number of other contacts obtained: ___ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ c. Business references: Done _Q ___ Approved ____ Number of other contacts obtained: ___ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 10. Check with the State & Local ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 2. Where is he located? ______________________________________ Can you get to see him without a major hassle? Yes __E ___ No _____ Other: __________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 3. Is his office staff cooperati +____________________________________ Page 7 __________ 12. Questions to ask a prospective patent attorney: a. His background I. The number of years he has been in practice: _______________ II. Number of patents he has worked on: _________________U _____ Types of patents: _________________________________________ III. Number of successful patents versus number applied for: ___ IV. Does he specialize in any certain field? ____________________ 13. Hi Chambers of Commerce: Done ____ Approved ____ Number of other contacts obtained: ___ Comments: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 11. CS heck with the Better Business Bureau: Done ____ Approved ____ Number of other contacts obtained: ___ Comments: _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________