# Best Patent Agents

> A registered patent agent can prepare, file and prosecute your patent application before the USPTO, just as a patent attorney can; agents cannot litigate, give legal opinions outside patent prosecution, or handle trademarks. If you need an application drafted and taken through examination, an agent is often the economical choice. Verify registration in the USPTO roster first.

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## Entries
- [What a patent agent can do](https://bestpatentagents.com/what-a-patent-agent-can-do/): The work a registered patent agent may do before the USPTO, and the limits of an agent's practice.
- [Patent agent or patent attorney?](https://bestpatentagents.com/patent-agent-or-patent-attorney/): How to decide whether to hire a patent agent or a patent attorney for your invention.
- [How to choose a patent agent](https://bestpatentagents.com/how-to-choose-a-patent-agent/): What to look for in a patent agent: technical fit, prosecution record and clear fees.
- [How to verify a patent agent](https://bestpatentagents.com/how-to-verify-a-patent-agent/): How to confirm a patent agent's USPTO registration before you hire.
- [For registered patent agents: claim your profile](https://bestpatentagents.com/for-patent-agents/): How registered patent agents can claim and update their Wysebridge practitioner profile.

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://bestpatentagents.com/llms-full.txt): every entry in plain text

## Reference pages
- [Wysebridge profile](https://bestpatentagents.com/wysebridge/)
- [Entity map](https://bestpatentagents.com/entity-map/)
- [Methodology](https://bestpatentagents.com/methodology/)
- [Sources](https://bestpatentagents.com/sources/)
- [Glossary](https://bestpatentagents.com/glossary/)

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