Indeed! Similar to all discussion topics on this Gifted Issues Discussion Forum... find the right professional to provide experienced guidance.
As professionals are typically not too interested in teaching free 101-level courses in their discipline to each person who contacts them, but seem to appreciate putting their effort into helping those who have at least a rudimentary understanding of the topic, tips for learning a bit about the topic (vocabulary, process, and more) may be key to facilitating a newcomer's formulation of questions for finding the right professional. Gaining a knowledge base in preparation for contacting a professional may also aid the newcomer in understanding and evaluating what the professional advises, determining a good fit, and in ultimately hiring and collaborating effectively with the
right professional.
Some people may be born to parents who are professionals in a particular area, and/or may have professionals in that area among their extended family and/or friends of the family... and/or they and/or their friends may earn degrees in that area and enter that field. For those not born into a set of contacts within an area, and who have their careers in other fields, some tips for developing a knowledge base are helpful. Gathering such tips is the purpose of this thread.
In addition to tips found upthread, including reading the material available to the public at the USPTO website, introductory books may be helpful in getting up to speed. One such book (
don't be fooled by the title) is:
Patent It Yourself, by Patent Attorneys David Pressman and David E. Blau (
NOLO.com )
