First rejection of Patent

**brodysmama** · 03-22-2011 01:35 PM

I've been working with a patent attorney since early 2009 for my product. I have just recently received my first rejection from the USPTO. I know this is to be expected. However, the cost to reply with an argument from my attorney is way more than I want to spend. Personally, I really don't like my attorney for several reasons. (It has nothing to do with the first rejection, like I said, I knew to expect this.)
So my questions are:
Is it possible to switch attorneys now or try and reply to USPTO on my own instead of having him do it?
Any suggestions on an inexpensive or less expensive and less stressful way of continuing with the patent?

**bozzie123** · 03-23-2011 10:27 AM

Im sure you can switch, if you know what you are doing then try on your own

**Market_Girl** · 04-30-2011 07:33 PM

Can you apply it yourself?

**Future of Edu** · 05-03-2011 04:53 PM

You can apply on your own but I would not recommend it. You have to look at it this way, you're attorney failed his first go around, what are the chances you will succeed without the training and knowledge he has? It most likely take you much much longer to make the proper corrections and more likely to get rejected again if you do not use an attorney.

I would recommend going to a new attorney and having them pick up where he left off. Hopefully the cause for rejection was clear.

**mclpro** · 05-16-2011 01:19 PM

Why not just turn it open source, available for all?

I don't believe in patents.

**idontbeleiveit** · 07-06-2011 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by brodysmama

I've been working with a patent attorney since early 2009 for my product. I have just recently received my first rejection from the USPTO. I know this is to be expected. However, the cost to reply with an argument from my attorney is way more than I want to spend. Personally, I really don't like my attorney for several reasons. (It has nothing to do with the first rejection, like I said, I knew to expect this.)
So my questions are:
Is it possible to switch attorneys now or try and reply to USPTO on my own instead of having him do it?
Any suggestions on an inexpensive or less expensive and less stressful way of continuing with the patent?

I applied by myself, and was successful,
for a patent in the UK. Just read the literature from USPTO. my application included a description, claims and an abstract along with my design drawings which were not to scale. The UK intellectual property office were very helpful whenever I called them for advice which was free.