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I want to understand the typical steps involved in hiring an intellectual property lawyer to file a provisional patent for a student invention without getting scammed.

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
I want to understand the typical steps involved in hiring an intellectual property lawyer to file a provisional patent for a student invention without getting scammed.
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO provisional patent application requirements 12 months micro entity fees patent attorney scams invention promotion companiesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
USPTO find registered patent attorney patent agent OED directory complaints invention promotion scams FTCGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

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.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigational50%ComparisonConsequenceReason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
USPTO provisional patent application requirements 12 months micro entity fees patent attorney scams invention promotion companies Google ↗
USPTO find registered patent attorney patent agent OED directory complaints invention promotion scams FTC Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
USPTO provisional patent application requirements 12 months micro entity fees patent attorney scams invention promotion companies
OBSERVED
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—Reason——1x
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USPTO find registered patent attorney patent agent OED directory complaints invention promotion scams FTC
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Other / navigational——1x
of 1