Hello - Is it necessary to file a provisional patent for discussing an idea for mobile app development with a software engineer

If you are not ready to write up a document that teaches one of skill in the art how to make and use your invention, then you are not ready to file...

How much does a patent search cost?

I suggest that you start with doing some searching on your own. There are tips in my slide set on how to make effective use of Google Patents and...

There are actually two questions. One is whether you have invented an improvement that can be deemed by the patent examiner to be not just new but...