Original thinking.Considered protection.
Patent counsel for people building something new, in software, AI, electronics, and devices.Patent counsel for people building something new. A clear path from your first idea to a considered intellectual property strategy, in software, AI, electronics, consumer products, and devices.
20 minutes. Discuss your goals, timing, and fit. Please do not share confidential invention details.
- 15+ years in patent practice
- 500+ applications drafted
- 10 years in engineering
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Why the Filing Date Matters
The U.S. is first-inventor-to-file. Every day you wait, someone could file their application ahead of you. A provisional application can secure your filing date while you keep building.
Good ideas deserve a clear way forward.
From the first technical conversation to the next chapter of your business, the focus stays on what makes your work different.
Founders & Startups
Preparing your first application or deciding how to build on an initial filing? Understand the process, what to prepare, and how the engagement is scoped.
Explore patent services for startupsCompanies & R&D Teams
Turn technical developments into a coordinated filing program, with an approach that fits your engineering team, internal review process, and portfolio priorities.
Explore patent services for companiesLaw Firms
Add technical drafting capacity for specialized matters and overflow work, with an engagement organized around your templates and supervising attorney's review.
Explore drafting support for law firmsApplicants Outside the US
Since July 20, 2026, non-US applicants and patent owners correspond with the USPTO through a registered practitioner. US counsel of record for your applications, patents, and your clients' matters.
Explore US representationThe experience behind the process
Curiosity first. Clarity throughout.
A strong patent application takes technical understanding and an understanding of how an examiner reads claims. PatentDrafters is led by Brent Lindon, an engineer turned registered patent attorney and former USPTO patent examiner, with industry and in-house experience.
Technical focus: software, AI, electronics, semiconductors, telecommunications, and networking. Consumer products, mechanical devices, and medical devices are also welcome.
Our process emphasizes documenting significant technical and strategic decisions, including the evidence considered, alternatives evaluated, and questions that may need to be revisited.
A clear engagement process
Three stepsInitial consultation and conflicts check
A 20-minute call about the general need and timing. Share party names only; no confidential technical information at this stage.
Written scope and fees
The work, deliverables, schedule, and fees are agreed in writing before substantive work begins.
Technical work and agreed review
Inventor interviews and drafting, followed by review and revisions, then filing, handoff to counsel, or other agreed next steps.
The work and any documentation delivered are defined in the written engagement.
Free educational tools
A little clarity goes a long way.
Explore fictional examples without creating an account or submitting confidential invention details.
Understand the reasoning
Follow a fictional startup through six filing decisions, the evidence considered, and the alternatives weighed.
Explore decisions →Explore a filing path
Model possible filing steps, timing, and your own cost assumptions.
Build a roadmap →See how filings relate
Explore a fictional patent family and the role of continuations and divisionals.
Explore a family →Start a conversation
Every next chapter starts with a conversation.
Start with a 20-minute initial consultation about your goals, timing, and fit. Technical details come later, after conflicts are cleared and an engagement is in place.
Book a no-charge consultationNo charge for the initial consultation. Please share only party names until conflicts are cleared.
Prefer to start by email?
Please provide contact details and party names only. Do not send confidential, technical, or time-sensitive information.
Before you book
Three common questions about getting started.
Who will handle the work?
A registered patent attorney and former USPTO examiner conducts the inventor interviews, drafts the application, and handles filing and USPTO responses within the agreed scope. Deadlines are tracked in a professional docketing system.
How are scope and fees agreed?
In writing, before substantive work begins. The engagement identifies the deliverables, schedule, review process, fees, and anything not included.
What happens after the consultation?
If the work is a fit and conflicts are clear, you receive a written proposal of scope and fees. Technical material is shared only after the engagement is in place, followed by inventor interviews and drafting.
Do you represent applicants outside the United States?
Yes. Since July 20, 2026, applicants and patent owners domiciled outside the United States are required to correspond with the USPTO through a registered patent practitioner. PatentDrafters serves as US counsel of record for non-US applicants and for the patent firms that instruct on their behalf.