Patent attorneys · Professional services
Be the patent attorney an inventor finds before the product is shown in public.
A professor at an engineering college in Mysuru has built a sensor that reads soil moisture from a distance. A student startup wants to demo it at an expo next month. Neither is sure whether showing it first will end their chance of a patent, or whether a patent is worth the cost for an invention they are only starting to sell.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
In one paragraph
Patent attorneys and agents draft and file patent applications, answer examination reports, and advise on whether an invention can be protected. Marketing for patent attorneys means reaching inventors, research teams and technology companies before disclosure, within the rules of the Indian patent profession. GullySales builds subject-wise pages, relationships with research offices and a record of every enquiry.
Patent clients are buying technical judgement. They need someone who understands their field, can read the prior art and will write claims that are neither too wide nor too narrow. They also need someone who can say plainly that a patent is not the right route and recommend another one.
Last updated 18 Oct 2026.
How buyers decide
How patent attorneys are chosen.
Individual inventors and startups find an attorney through an incubator, a technology transfer office, a mentor or a friend with a patent. They look at the attorney's technical background, such as electronics, pharmaceuticals or mechanical engineering, and ask to talk to someone who understands the subject before paying anything.
Research institutions and universities choose on empanelment: a panel of attorneys decided by an office, with agreed formats and records. Corporate R&D heads choose on track record in their field and on whether the team can answer an examination report within the date the Patent Office sets.
Patent agents answer to one set of professional rules and advocates to another, and both change, so check with the body that governs you before choosing channels.
The problem
What usually goes wrong for patent attorneys.
What owners tell us on the first call, in their words.
“Inventors disclose their idea and then come to us”
A student showed the prototype at a competition and posted a video before anyone told them it could affect novelty.
“Our technical depth is invisible online”
A biotech founder cannot tell from our page that our attorney holds a degree in the field and has handled similar filings.
“We lose the examination report work after filing”
A client files with us, then moves the first examination report to another agent, because nothing from our office reached them after filing.
“Institutions never hear from us”
Technology transfer offices at colleges and research centres keep their own list of attorneys, and we have never sent them our fields.
“Enquiries are vague and cost time”
A caller says they have an idea and wants to know the price. We spend an hour finding out it is not patentable.
What we do
What we do for patent attorneys.
Everything included for patent attorneys.
Pages by technical field
Separate pages for electronics, mechanical, pharmaceutical and software inventions, showing the attorney's own background in each and how a draft moves from a disclosure to a filing.
A guide to disclosure before filing
A plain explanation of why showing an invention in public can affect a later application, with a short list of questions to ask before an expo, a paper or a pitch.
An intake sheet that filters the vague enquiry
A short form asking for the field, the problem solved, whether it has been shown in public and the deadline.
A note for technology transfer offices
A short document for institutional offices describing your fields, how drafts are discussed with inventors and how records are shared.
A filing register with response dates
A list of every filing with the date a request for examination falls due and the date a response to a report is due, and the client contact for each.
LinkedIn profiles aimed at R&D heads
Profiles that state technical fields and publications, for the head of research who looks for an attorney there.
How the result is measured
- Enquiries by technical field
- Intake sheets completed against calls
- Enquiries that became filings
- Institutional introductions made and answered
- Examination report work retained
- Visits to field pages and the disclosure guide
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
Every service, written for patent attorneys
Each has its own page: what it involves for patent attorneys, what you get, and what it is measured on.
- Lead generationBring in inventors who have a real invention and have not yet shown it in public.
- SEOBe the page an inventor reads when they search before showing the prototype.
- Social media marketingUse social media to be known by research heads and founders, not to chase likes.
- Content marketingWrite the explanations an inventor needs before deciding to call a patent attorney.
- Buyer personaDescribe the four people who hire a patent attorney, because each decides differently.
- CRMKeep every enquiry, filing and response date in one place the whole practice can read.
- Follow-up systemsStay in touch after the first call and after the filing, so the next report comes to you.
- WhatsApp marketingUse WhatsApp to answer first questions and send status, and keep the invention off it.
- Digital marketingPut the website, search, LinkedIn and introductions to work as one plan for inventors.
- WebsiteBuild a site where an inventor sees your field, your background and a way to begin.
Worth a page and a campaign of their own
Patentability searches · Provisional and complete specification drafting · Responses to examination reports · PCT and foreign filings · Prior-art mapping and freedom to operate studies · Opposition and revocation matters · Patent assignment and licensing documents · Design registration and advice on other forms of protection · Portfolio renewals and annuities
Priority campaigns
Campaigns for what patent attorneys most want to sell.
Each one planned around when your buyers decide, and measured against the baseline.
Before the expo guide
A short guide for college teams and startups ahead of competitions and trade fairs on what to settle before showing an invention, shared with incubators.
Is my invention patentable
A set of pages that explain novelty, inventive step and what India does not treat as an invention, with a note to ask an attorney.
Respond to your examination report
A page for applicants who have received a first examination report and are unsure how to answer, with a list of what the attorney needs.
Existing-patent check for manufacturers
A short pack for manufacturers on checking existing patents before a new product line.
Beyond search
Where we reach buyers of patent attorneys, beyond Google.
Search matters, but it is rarely the only way this industry's buyers find a supplier.
Technology transfer offices and incubators
The institutions and incubators in your region, listed with an introduction and a one-page capability sheet for each.
Engineering and pharmacy colleges
A talk outline on patents for faculty and final-year project teams. The rules of your professional body decide whether you may give it.
Manufacturing and pharma R&D teams
A technical credentials note for the R&D head who needs an attorney for filings and prior-art maps.
Law firms without a patent desk
A note for a firm whose client needs a patent specialist, saying which fields you cover and what you hand back.
Industry associations and research parks
Material for associations and research parks whose members develop products and ask how to protect them.
Who it is for
This is written for these patent attorneys.
- Mechanical and automotive patent practices
- Electronics and software-related patent practices
- Pharmaceutical and chemical patent practices
- Biotechnology and agri-tech patent practices
- Patent search and mapping services
- Examination report response practices
- Patent attorneys for universities and research institutions
- Freelance patent agents working with law firms
Not for
It is not the right fit if.
- You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
- You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
- You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.
How it works
How the work runs for patent attorneys
The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.
- 1
List the fields you can do well
Only the technical fields where the attorney has a degree or real filings; fields that are claimed but not proven are dropped.
- 2
Write the field pages
One page per field, reviewed by the attorney for accuracy.
- 3
Build the intake sheet
The form that sorts a serious enquiry from a vague one.
- 4
Approach the institutions
Technology transfer offices and incubators each receive an introduction, and each is logged.
- 5
Read the filing book
Enquiries, filings and examination work by field and source show which pages to change.
Where this fits
Three pieces of sales work, in this order.
GullySales builds every engagement from three pieces of sales work. This page is not one of them, but the same three steps apply to the business behind it.
Step 1
Sales audit
Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.
Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.
Step 2
Sales process design
One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.
Start here if every salesperson sells differently.
Step 3
Sales management
A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.
Start here if the team has targets and no routine.
FAQ
Questions patent attorneys ask before they call.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
Can a patent attorney market services in India?
Will inventors find us online?
Can we show filed patents on the site?
How do we stop enquiries from people with no real invention?
Do you promise that a patent will be granted?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
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Your next practical step
Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.