The program provides free legal assistance to underresourced inventors interested in securing patent protection for their inventions. A patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office will help you with the application, but USPTO employees cannot give legal advice.You can file an application to register your trademark or service mark with an intenttouse (ITU) filing basis. Although trademarks are also filed with the USPTO, an attorney can file a trademark with the USPTO without taking the patent bar. Lawyer may charge a fee for handling and submitting documents, but they may not offer advice of a legal nature. That would be unlicensed practice of law. To file online, use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) or fill out the free application form to get help filing a trademark. This guide covers a wide range of intellectual property topics, including copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. A provisional patent application allows you to file without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement. No rule or law prevents an inventor from filing a patent application without assistance from an attorney.