Registered Patent Attorney

Patent protection from someone who actually understands your invention.

Engineer-turned-attorney. Flat-fee filings. Free consultation.

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  • MIT-trained engineer Chemical engineering degree, now a patent attorney
  • Flat-fee filings Your filing cost is agreed upfront, before work begins
  • Direct attorney access You work with your attorney, not a rotating team
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Process

How it works

  1. Free consultation
  2. Invention disclosure call
  3. We draft & file
  4. We handle office actions
  5. You get your patent
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Fee Structure

One flat fee for filing.
Disclosed before you start.

Your filing fee is a single price, agreed upfront. Any additional work is billed hourly and spelled out clearly in your engagement letter before it begins.

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Catherine Hrbac, founding attorney of Hrbac Law
About Catherine

Always an engineer. Also an attorney.

MIT chemical engineer turned patent attorney. I've sat across the table as the research engineer — now I'm the lawyer who actually understands the engineering.

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Questions

Common questions

What if my patent application gets rejected at first?
Expect an initial rejection — it's a normal part of the process. We respond directly to the examiner and adjust the claims where needed.
How long does this take?
Timing depends on the patent office's own queue, which varies by technology area, and on how you want to approach it. If you need a patent number quickly — for a portfolio, funding round, or acquisition — I can push your application through as fast as the examiner's schedule allows. If there's no rush, we can take a more measured pace. Either way, we'll talk through the right approach for your situation.
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