How to file a patent?
nudge: Do hire a lawyer. I have spoken to many patent examiners and they agree that applications not written by professionals are very difficult to work with. You might still get a patent granted, but your claims won't necessarily have the optimum scope. The language is extraordinarily difficult to learn and it will take you an enormous amount of time to become competent - time you could spend more profitably elsewhere.I would also recommend you get a search done before you go through the whole process of trying to get a patent, so you can see whether what you are trying to patent exists before you go through all the work (and cost) of getting an application written.Also, beware: the patent gives you nothing unless you are willing to defend it. Seriously. If someone violates your patent you will need to sue them to get them to stop. And you'll need a lawyer for that too.