Hello,
I am new to this forum and I am very grateful to have found it. I am working with a friend who conceived of and did a basic design sketch for a simple but novel kitchen product. He gave the sketch to me and I did design refinements and developed the prototype out of clay. We won 1st place in a design competition and are due to receive our recognition at a trade show in a few months. He has agreed to add my name to the patent.
Three questions please:
1. What is required to add my name to the patent?
2. How long would this take?
3. A ballpark guess on how much would a patent attorney charge for doing this?
Thanks in advance for any help.
mark in michigan

