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Drafting a high-quality patent application is a team effort between the inventor and the patent attorney. Since you are the inventor, you will know much more about the invention. It would be expected that you provide a write-up of your invention along with several drawings.

It is always difficult to figure the likelihood of success. Overall, perhaps 2 out of every 3 applications for utility patents are allowed. However, this statistic includes all sorts of inventions of various different technologies and complexity. Furthermore, some issued patents have claims that are insufficiently broad to have much value.

Yes. All utility patents are subject to maintenance fees, which must be paid to maintain the patent in force. Currently, these fees are due 3 1/2, 7 1/2 and 11 1/2 years from the issue date.

Under the Paris Convention, it is possible to file in one or more member country and receive the benefit of the U.S. filing date. Such filing must be done within 12 months of the U.S. filing.

A trademark includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. In short, a trademark is a brand name.