Lonestar Patent Services

"So happy to have found Lone Star Patent Services. Kish and his entire team were really amazing to work with. They guided me through a process that I was otherwise at a total loss regarding how to navigate and what my next steps should be. After multiple conversations with other patent services, I found Lone Star Patent Services to offer the most complete solution at a price that was FAR more competitive than anyone else I spoke with. I was finally referred to Lone Star Patent Services by a colleague and I am forever grateful. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TEAM!!!"

"Don't waste your time and money with this fraud! Condescending, gaslighting, victim-blaming Kish is a smooth talker but proved multiple times to be a liar that will slander you with absurd character assassinations when you find out they gave you garbage, and Rebecca tries to make jokes and be likeable but it's just to distract from the incompetence. Their contract (nearly $13k) requires they provide 100 companies to review your product, but the list they provide comes from some unaudited outdated database of inaccurate information they blame Dun & Bradstreet for. Almost half of the listings LPS provided were complete garbage that had nothing to do with my invention, or the company name/address given was wrong or the company was a duplicate of another company also provided with the same contact information. I figured this out by searching every single listing on the Internet to verify the information. Most companies I contacted won't even consider unsolicited new product inquiries. Their contractual obligation continues after 12 months if the provisional patent is upgraded to a full utility patent application, but they falsely claim after 4 months that it's already fulfilled entirely and if you don't get a licensing deal because the listings they gave you turned out to be mostly inaccurate, they still "fulfilled" the contract after the fourth month by giving you nonsense listings, and they deny wrongdoing. For my product which relates to a toilet, some companies they provided for me to contact pertained to home security, jewelry, concrete, outdoor water systems, one company website they gave me directed me to an illicit pill website and the address of one was a single family home with no company related to it. I wasted time and money mailing packets to dozens of these false "companies," having been deceived by Lonestar Patent Services in 2022 that the listings were accurate and relevant to my product. They say wait 2-3 months to hear back after mailing the packet but after 2 months they say it's actually 3-4 months. When the fourth month comes they say wait six months. Just keep waiting is what they'll tell you. Kish and Rebecca refuse to assist with licensing agreements with non U.S. companies, claiming foreign companies are unreliable and dealings with other countries' companies are "too risky." They don't tell you this up front, you simply find out when you ask for international company listings and they refuse. Even though the U.S. patent process permits for filing international protections, Kish and Rebecca claim no other country or foreign company can be trusted and the $13k+ you'll end up spending for LPS to help you get an agreement will be wasted hoping a U.S. company is interested. If not, you're out of luck and LPS thanks you for the money. Their contract provides for a refund ONLY if you secure a licensing agreement that requires the patent be approved, and if the patent then gets denied and you had a licensing agreement with a company already, they'll refund you. But they provide such useless company listings that your chances of getting a licensing deal are virtually zero, and the way LPS actually puts that clause into practice is they do everything to prevent you from getting a deal. Now I'm left hoping they didn't lie to me about the odds of the patent succeeding, cause if it fails and I don't secure a licensing agreement by then, I'm out more than $16,000, based on Kish's lies and dereliction. I'm also left considering legal remedies for Breach of Contract and gross incompetence, given how they stonewall and hinder your chances of success by refusing to provide valid companies in the amount they promise, and falsely claiming their contractual obligations to be fulfilled fully in year one, with no more willingness after that. They will also use your happiness with their services in year one against you when in year two, you learn their services had been a complete sham. A deal with Lonestar Patent Services is not safe! Stay away and save your time and money! BBB complaint filed too."

"Easy to talk to. They are focused. I'm looking forward to the next level!"

"They have been great so far. I am only giving 4 stars because the process has just started (I have no doubt it will be changed to 5 stars by the end). However, the staff is great. They are helpful and intelligent. Whether you are a skilled inventor or a total novice like myself, Lonestar is a great choice."

"Kish is very unprofessional and referred to me today as a “prick” after paying 13k. He is the epitome of a used car salesman. Do yourself a favor and go to a private patent lawyer. They just contract out incompetent attorneys which I have learned the hard way. Do not use this company. I would not trust their “extensive patent search” because there is a product out there just like mine that was published in 2017. I met with them in 2020. Rebecca is great and the only light in the office. This is no reflection of her."