Free 30-Minute Strategy Call · No Obligation
You probably need to know before you feel ready.
Most inventors wait. That is the mistake.
One free call with a USPTO patent attorney tells you your timeline, your risks, and your options. Before you spend a dollar on anything.
100% Free30 minutes
Eric personallyAttorney privilege
90%
Allowance rate — beats Fish & Richardson
1,000+
Patents filed over 25 years
80%
Appeal win rate — 2× industry average
0
Patents ever invalidated in court
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Hardware Startups
AI Founders
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Strategic Framework
Is now the right time
to file? Find out now.
The first thing you want to do is understand your situation. Timing matters as much as what you file. Pick the option that describes where you are right now.
Which best describes your situation?
I have an idea but have not built anything or told anyone yet
I have shared my idea, shown a prototype, or started selling
I already filed a provisional and I am within the 12 months
I have a product on the market with no patent protection yet
A competitor is copying me and I need to know my options
Your situation
You are in the best possible position. Nothing has started the clock yet. A provisional patent secures your filing date and gives you twelve months of patent pending status while you validate the market. This is the time to move, before anyone else can. The free call tells you exactly what to file first and what to expect.
Your situation
The twelve month clock is running. From the moment you first publicly disclosed your idea, you have exactly twelve months to file. Miss that window and US patent rights are gone permanently. The question is not whether to file. It is whether you still have time. This call tells you how much runway you have left.
Your situation
You are in the window but it closes. Your provisional is a placeholder, not protection. You have until month twelve to convert it to a full utility patent with real enforceable claims. The quality of those claims determines whether your patent holds up in court. This call tells you exactly what to prioritize before that window closes.
Your situation
You may still have options but this is urgent. Under US law you typically have a twelve month grace period from your first public disclosure or sale. However, the answer depends on when you started, what you disclosed, and what competitors may have already filed. This is exactly what the free call is designed to untangle. Do not wait another week on this one.
Your situation
What you really need to determine is your leverage. Even without a filed patent you may have options including trade dress, design patents, unfair competition claims, or Amazon IP complaints. If you do have a patent we can issue a cease and desist immediately. At the end of the day the answer depends on what protection you have in place. This call maps your options in thirty minutes.
What To Expect
Here is exactly what
happens on the call.
01
You describe your idea
Everything you share is protected by attorney client privilege from the first word. No NDA required. No form to fill out. Eric listens first and asks the right questions before saying anything.
02
Eric gives you the real picture
The short answer, then the complications. Is it patentable? Do you have a deadline? What type of protection fits? No jargon. No vague it depends. Eric explains it the way he would explain it to a friend.
03
You leave with one clear next step
Not a proposal. Not a follow up email. A specific action you can take today. Whether that is filing a provisional, doing a prior art search, waiting, or doing nothing at all. Clarity is the goal.
Attorney privilege
From the first word
30 minutes
Focused and efficient
100% Free
No credit card ever
Eric personally
Not an assistant
Eric Karich
USPTO Patent Attorney · Est. 2000
Your Attorney
25 years. 1,000 patents.
Zero invalidated in court.
I founded Karich and Associates in 2000 and have practiced exclusively in patent and trademark law ever since. Not as one service among many. As my complete focus for a quarter century. I have worked with Amazon sellers, hardware founders, AI companies, and medical device manufacturers.
My 90% allowance rate beats Fish and Richardson and Knobbe Martens by more than 10 percentage points. That is a verifiable Juristat statistic, not a marketing claim. In 25 years, not a single one of my patents has been invalidated in court.
90%
Allowance rate
80%
Appeal win rate
0
Ever invalidated
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Honest Answers
Questions people
always ask first.
Is this call actually free?
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There is no catch. This is a genuine consultation, not a sales funnel. Eric will give you real actionable guidance on your specific situation. If it makes sense to work together after the call, great. If not, you will still leave knowing exactly where you stand.
I am not sure if my idea is patentable. Should I still book?
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Yes, especially if you are not sure. That uncertainty is exactly what the call resolves. Generally speaking, more ideas are patentable than inventors think. Some that seem patentable are not. The short answer is that you cannot make a good decision without knowing, and the call gives you that answer for free.
I do not have the budget for a patent right now.
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This is the most important time to call. Knowing your timeline tells you whether you can afford to wait, or whether waiting will cost you rights you can never get back. What you really need to determine is whether you have a deadline running. That is free to find out.
Will Eric actually be on the call?
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Eric personally takes every strategy call. Not a paralegal, not an intake coordinator. 25 years of patent attorney experience from the first conversation. That is specifically why the slots are limited. It is his time, and he takes it seriously.
I already started selling. Is it too late?
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However, there are several things that complicate this. Under US law you typically have a 12 month grace period from your first public disclosure or sale. But that clock starts the moment you first disclosed, not when you realized you should file. The answer depends on when you started, what you disclosed, and what competitors may have already filed.
Free Strategy Call
30 minutes.
Total clarity.
You do not need to know if you need a patent before booking. That is what the call is for. Eric will give you the honest answer, even if that answer is that you do not need anything right now.
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No obligationEric personally
🔒 Attorney client privilege — everything you share is legally confidential
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Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice. Attorney advertising.
(800) 949-0255 · [email protected] · karich.net
Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice. Attorney advertising.
Free Strategy CallEric Karich · USPTO Attorney
