Do I need to use a patent attorney?

Do I need to use a patent attorney?

Matt Dixon (Partner) gives expert video advice on: What is a patent agent?; What is a patent attorney?; What is the difference between a patent agent and a patent attorney? and more...

In the UK there's no requirement to use a patent attorney to represent you before the UK Patent Office, but it's a very good idea to get professional advice in something as complex as patent law. If you file a patent application which then becomes published, then your invention will become known and you'll have lost your opportunity to file a subsequent patent application if the first one didn't do what you thought it was going to do.