A Solo Patent Attorney Option
Recently, I found a person in another profession who has recently started her firm by herself with the same idea that I had been thinking about, and I empathized with what she was saying. I have written an article about why I decided to become an independent patent attorney and what I am thinking about as a solo patent attorney in the form of a note article (Japanese text only, paid article).
To briefly summarize,
What made me decide to work as solo patent attorney?
- I can’t rely on people.
- I wanted to live a little more freely since I had acquired qualifications, rather than working for an old-style Japanese company or patent firm because I was not physically able to do so.
Also, as something I try to keep in mind when working as a solo patent attorney,
- If the main focus is on application representation, it will eventually become labor-intensive, and it is obvious that a one-person patent attorney will inevitably reach his or her limits.
- Since I am doing everything independently, furthermore, I should consider the business that is not limited to being a patent attorney.
- To make full use of IT, etc. to streamline operations as much as possible (since I have no intention of hiring patent clerks).
It it the summary of the content of note article.
By the way, I was wondering how many patent attorneys and patent attorneys abroad are working independently as a solo patent attorney, and if so, in what way (is there much change across borders due to the nature of the work). I don’t know if there are any, and I decided to ask the question from LinkedIn.
I hope to be able to introduce any feedback from LinkedIn on this blog as well.
*The photograph shows a squirrel seen in a park near the University of London.
