What should I pay attention to when applying for an invention patent and looking for an agency?

1. First confirm whether these companies are regular agencies on the website of the Patent Office or the website of the Patent Agents Association (try not to entrust black agents without patent agency qualification). 2. After determining the formal patent agency, know its agent team and clients, and then determine the alternative agent. 3. Consulting agency fee. Note: A. Don't disclose your technical secrets too much in the consultation stage. B. the agency fee should be appropriate, not as low as possible. 4. Determine the agency and handle the entrustment procedures. Entrustment procedures at least include entrustment contract, confidentiality agreement or confidentiality clause, technical disclosure, etc. It is suggested that the agent you wish to entrust should be clearly stated in the entrustment contract, so as to avoid the damage caused by the agency arbitrarily appointing a person to write documents. After these are done, the entrusted agency will guide you according to the specific situation.