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Tell us about your invention

Two minutes to send. We'll review it, run a conflict check, and get back to you within one business day with an honest read on whether it's worth pursuing — plus a flat-fee quote if it is. No obligation either way.

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We'll review what you've sent and respond within one business day. If your matter is time-sensitive — an approaching disclosure deadline or a provisional about to expire — call us directly at (917) 297-9852 rather than waiting.

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1. How we reach you

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2. Your invention

Keep this description general

This form is not a secure channel. Describe your invention at a high level — enough for us to understand the field and assess fit. Save the detailed technical specifics for our call, once a confidentiality agreement is in place.

What have you invented? A short paragraph is plenty. High level only — see the note above. Please tell us a little about the invention (at least 40 characters).

Have you publicly disclosed, sold, or offered it for sale? Trade shows, launches, crowdfunding pages, published papers, videos, sales, or pitches to anyone not under an NDA. This is the one answer that can start a hard, non-extendable deadline — so it's worth getting right even on a short form.

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Please answer this one — it affects what options you still have.

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3. Before you send

I understand that submitting this form does not create an attorney–client relationship, that Ironclad Patents has no obligation to keep unsolicited information confidential until an engagement is in place, and that I should not send detailed confidential or trade-secret information through this form.

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What happens next

We review and run a conflict check

Within one business day.

We schedule a free consultation

Phone or video, usually 30–45 minutes. Confidentiality agreement signed first if you'd like one.

You get a straight recommendation

Including "don't file" if that's the honest answer.

A written flat-fee quote

No work starts until you approve it.

On confidentiality

Registered patent practitioners owe a duty of confidentiality to prospective clients from the first consultation. That protection is real — but it applies to what you tell us in that consultation, not to an unsolicited web form.

So: general description here, specifics on the call. We'll sign an NDA before that call if you'd like one.

Facing a deadline?

If your provisional is about to expire, you have an office action response due, or you publicly disclosed your invention close to a year ago — call rather than emailing. Several patent deadlines cannot be extended at any price. (917) 297-9852