Bring your draft, drawings, or early disclosure. Get a patent attorney’s assessment of what you have, what may be missing, and what to do next.
Direct attorney contact. Defined scope. Upfront pricing.
You don’t need a polished application to have a useful conversation about your invention.
For inventor-prepared or AI-assisted patent drafts that need an experienced attorney’s substantive review.
For inventors who want to organize their thinking and understand the next step before investing in an application.
The $650 Existing Draft Assessment covers the scope listed above. The Invention Assessment and Filing Strategy starts at $450 for one invention of ordinary complexity. Scope, fee, and delivery timing are confirmed before work begins. Longer drafts, multiple inventions, unusually complex materials, or urgent deadlines may require a custom quote. Searches, formal patentability opinions, application preparation or revision, drawings, filing, and USPTO fees are separately quoted. An assessment does not include a filing-ready application or guarantee patentability or allowance.
Send your contact details, general technology area, and any upcoming deadline. We’ll confirm fit, scope, and pricing before substantive work begins.
Once engaged, share your materials and discuss the invention. Steve identifies questions, gaps, and potential directions with you.
Receive a concise written assessment. Further work is separately scoped and quoted, so you can decide how to proceed.
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Witters & Associates
Steve Witters brings an engineering background to patent preparation and prosecution, with experience across mechanical, electrical, chemical, software, and AI-related technologies.
He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University and a J.D. from Chase College of Law. His work includes U.S. and international patent matters.
Your assessment focuses on the technical substance of your invention, the questions that need answering, and a practical course of action.
Explore patent work on FreePatentsOnline ↗Yes. Inventor-prepared and AI-assisted drafts are welcome. The assessment examines the substance of the draft, including disclosure gaps, consistency, and possible claim direction. You work directly with Steve to clarify the invention and assess what may be missing; application rewriting is separately quoted.
Review of one invention’s draft, up to 30 pages of written disclosure and 10 drawing sheets; a 30-minute inventor discussion; and concise written findings addressing disclosure gaps, inconsistencies, potential claim direction, and recommended next steps. Please contact Steve for a custom quote if your materials exceed these limits or involve unusual complexity.
One round of clarification of the written assessment is included. It does not include rewriting the application, reviewing a substantially revised draft, or evaluating new technical material. Additional work is separately scoped and quoted.
The standard target is seven calendar days after the required materials are received and the engagement begins, with the inventor discussion scheduled within that period. Steve will confirm the delivery date before work starts. Please mention any urgent deadline in your initial inquiry.
Notes, sketches, photographs, or a technical description can be a starting point for Invention Assessment and Filing Strategy. You will receive guidance about information needed to move forward.
No. A search may be recommended and separately quoted. The assessment identifies the limits of its conclusions based on the materials reviewed.
Where appropriate, the assessment discusses a filing approach based on your disclosure, objectives, and timing. It may instead recommend a search, additional technical development, or no further expenditure.
Yes, subject to an agreed scope and fee. Application preparation, revision, filing, and prosecution are separate engagements. Relevant work from the assessment is considered when quoting subsequent preparation.
No. If your needs and materials support proceeding directly to application preparation, we can discuss that engagement without a separate assessment package.
Include your name, general technology area, whether you have a draft, and any known deadline. Please wait to send confidential technical details until conflict screening and arrangements for representation are complete.
Start with a brief inquiry. Steve will follow up to discuss your needs and confirm the appropriate scope and fee.
Please mention any approaching filing or response deadline. An inquiry does not establish representation or responsibility for a deadline.
Opens your email application. If it doesn’t open, email the address above. Begin with nonconfidential information only.
Louisville: (502) 265-0876