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Talk with a patent lawyer, generally the first consultation is free and is protected under attorney/client privilege. Once you know roughly how much it will co
by asharp 15y ago
Talk with a patent lawyer, generally the first consultation is free and is protected under attorney/client privilege.
Once you know roughly how much it will cost and what you would need, you can file for provisional patents (at least here in AUS, IANAL), which are much cheaper and don't end up in the public domain but do establish a priority date.
Then you can easily get any monies required to secure your patents/start work, without having to worry about disclosing too much/etc.
- theaeolist 15y agoThanks! This is very useful. I didn't know that a provisional patent doesn't end up in the public domain.
- markterry 15y agoAnd even a regular, non-provisional patent application does not enter into the public domain (i.e., published on the Patent Office web site) until 18 months after you file it. In fact, you can even request that the Patent Office NOT publish the patent application at all, until it actually becomes a patent (an average 3-year wait).
- asharp 15y agoWelcome. I'd be happy to help, if I can. Email me if you're interested?