Contact

The easiest way is email: j.wayne.weber@pm.me. The form below goes to the same place.

What to expect

• A personal reply, usually within a week, sometimes faster, sometimes slower.
• An informal opinion from someone who does this work, not professional advice. For legal, patent, tax or financial questions, the reply will say so and suggest the right kind of professional.
• No pitch. This site does not sell services and does not refer people to firms for a fee.

What not to send

Please keep confidential details of an invention out of the message. Describe the kind of product, the stage it is at, and the question. Do not send drawings, CAD files, or a description of how the novel part works.

Two reasons. First, sending an email does not create a confidentiality agreement, so there is no legal protection for what is in it. Second, if the idea might be patented, public disclosure can affect patent rights in some countries, and an unprotected email is a gray area worth avoiding. A patent attorney can explain what applies.

An NDA is not offered for casual questions. Nothing about answering a question requires knowing the secret part.

The form

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