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				<title><![CDATA[In theory, it doesn't matter to ]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Do-It-Yourself-Patent.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[In theory, it doesn't matter to the USPTO if you file a patent application yourself (this is called "pro se") or if you use an attorney.  In practice however, patent applications are complicated, and the chances of inadvertently making a mistake, espec]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Great advice. If you really beli]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Great advice. If you really believe in your idea... then invest in protecting it properly.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It may or may not be any less va]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Do-It-Yourself-Patent.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[It may or may not be any less valid if you do it yourself.   What it really comes down to is would you rather defend a patent you did yourself or one a skilled attorney has written?]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I've read so much in this past y]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I've read so much in this past year about patent applications--the ups and downs, insides and outs of doing it yourself vs. hiring a patent attorney.  My provisional patent (which I secured myself) is coming to an end and I would very much like to fina]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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