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How do I explain my tech invention to a patent attorney without making them sign an NDA first, or is it standard practice to ask them for one?

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do I explain my tech invention to a patent attorney without making them sign an NDA first, or is it standard practice to ask them for one?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
United States patent attorney prospective client confidentiality ABA Model Rule 1.18 patent attorney USPTO confidentiality rule 37 CFR 11.106 disclosure before patent filingGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequence100%ReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
United States patent attorney prospective client confidentiality ABA Model Rule 1.18 patent attorney USPTO confidentiality rule 37 CFR 11.106 disclosure before patent filing Google ↗
  1. Rule 1.18: Duties to Prospective Client · americanbar.org
  2. 37 CFR 11.118 · customsmobile.com
  3. Rule 1.18 Duties To Prospective Client · americanbar.org

Queries

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United States patent attorney prospective client confidentiality ABA Model Rule 1.18 patent attorney USPTO confidentiality rule 37 CFR 11.106 disclosure before patent filing
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