If I am a US citizen and I want to patent an idea but I don't have any money, what is the best way to protect it? WIPO? USPTO? Where to start?

All the answers I saw on June 17, 2023 were excellent. I'm new to asking questions on StackExchange, so I will not attempt to merge answers, etc. Please excuse me.

If I am a US citizen and I want to patent an idea but I don't have any money, what is the best way to protect it? WIPO? USPTO? Where to start?

All the answers I saw on June 17, 2023 were excellent. I'm new to asking questions on StackExchange, so I will not attempt to merge answers, etc. Please excuse me.

The answers I received are excellent so I believe the answers should remain here.

I decided to focus on establishing trademark protections, as they are worldwide, immediate, and can be made stronger as I go.

As they say, patents are only as good as the lawyers who defend them.

If I am a US citizen and I want to patent an idea but I don't have any money, what is the best way to protect it? WIPO? USPTO? Where to start?

The tag: #patent is not allowed. WHAT? Will someone please create that tag, please? :)

If I am a US citizen and I want to patent an idea but I don't have any money, what is the best way to protect it? WIPO? USPTO? Where to start?

All the answers I saw on June 17, 2023 were excellent. I'm new to asking questions on StackExchange, so I will not attempt to merge answers, etc. Please excuse me.