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Thanks - kind of what I was hoping someone would say. Our lawyer is a bit of a salesman, not really, but it amounts to as much, him saying "if you don't do X,
by goodgoblin 18y ago
Thanks - kind of what I was hoping someone would say. Our lawyer is a bit of a salesman, not really, but it amounts to as much, him saying "if you don't do X, Y Z bad things might happen." but we are thinking, it would mean we are in a good position if we do get sued for patent infringement or whatever down the road if someone else goes for this, etc. It kind of feels like an insurance policy that we can't afford for a set of circumstances that don't seem all that likely.
Totally agree on the focus issue, my partner is spending all her time stressing about this b/c the clock is ticking and I ended up reading a bunch of patents the other day as well instead of focusing on the product.
Thanks for a business perspective - we are new to this so I really do appreciate your thoughts on the subject.
- mixmax 18y agoNo worries. Throw me a mail if you want to talk more :-)
- davo11 18y agoBy lodging a provisional and having a released product that implements the invention, I believe no one else can patent that invention, even if you don't proceed with the patent. Ask your lawyer. A patent search will reveal if someone else has patented this already and would be a bit cheaper. Also shop around and get quotes from a couple of lawyers.