Assuming other qualifications are equal, a patent attorney with a strong technical background can typically draft higher quality patent applications than a patent attorney with a weaker technical background. The technically savvy patent attorney can minimize time researching background information and quickly come up to speed on a particular technology. Accordingly, the technically solid patent attorney will require less time to grasp an understanding of the invention and can focus on developing a claiming strategy and refining the drafts of patent applications and other documents.