Paul N. Dunlap

It was truly a blessing to work with Paul on drafting and submitting my patent. He walked me through the entire process of creating my first patent and always made sure I understood what was going on each step. Paul went above and beyond to make sure he had a solid understanding in the field of my in...vention which reflected in his writing. Because of this, I feel more confident in seeing success with my invention knowing my patent was submitted as a professional document that rivals all the others. The value of his service cannot be beat.

Living in rural Northern New York, I could find no lawyer for 400 miles to handle a sticky copyright case. Lawyer Match took me to Colorado and Paul Dunlap serendipitously. His half hour free consultation was witty, learned and sympathetic. I hired him sight unseen, or more accurately, I signed on ...as his assistant. He directed me to various web sites to sleuth out records to feed into his assessments, bringing the client into the heart of the matter, and controlling the hourly fees. I learned a lot about probate, copyright filings and law. Most significantly he became the silent third party overlooking correspondence between myself and a recalcitrant agent, coaching my questions and sifting responses, until a strategy for success became clear. It was an emotional conclusion, since many times during the process I despaired.. All the time in emails and on phone calls he was friendly, sympathetic, sharp eyed. He was the man in the client's corner over a thousand miles away. The intricacies of the law he's mastered remain baffling to me. How he got the rabbit out of the hat seems magic. You're not going to find a better lawyer no matter where you live.

The hunt for a patent attorney is a very daunting task. Because there are so many to research, my experience in finding an attorney I felt comfortable with for my first patent application ended in filing myself, because not only were some a bit lofty and pushy where I felt like I was wasting their ti...me, others made me feel like they weren’t very interested, and all of their fees were an impossibility for me to cover. My second application absolutely needed an attorney and so when Paul was referred to me, it was unlike any other consult I had previously. From our very first meeting to the completion to file, it was an amazing and comfortable experience. He’s not only genuine, kind and cares about your work, he also cares about you as a person, right down to what may feel like small talk to some, but is so important to us that he cares enough to ask about our family or how life in general is going. His fees are nothing like the fees I had researched in the past, and he’s an engaged thinker, very detail oriented to offer suggestions to assure you haven’t left any possibilities out for the scope of your project. We’re so grateful for his time and expertise, that not only will we hire Paul for our next project, we’re going to also hire him to work our son’s project.

Paul just finished a non-provisional patent application for me and I’m so happy with how it turned out. I only had a few week’s time in which I needed to file it, but Paul wasn’t intimidated by that in the least. He quickly scheduled me for a consultation and got right to work. He’s super nice and do...wn to earth. He listened to my ideas and suggestions and then either agreed with them or patiently explained why another way would be better. I learned a lot from him and trust his knowledge and experience completely. And he was upfront and transparent about the fees before he started and gave me a quote I was very happy with. Patents are stressful enough on their own without also having to worry about getting blindsided by a huge bill once it’s done. I highly recommend giving Paul a call!