athrowaway1

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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   Yes in hindsight wish I got a patent in sooner. Lesson learned! Also very cool product your thought of.
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   Thanks for this, appreciated!
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   I do hope so. But I've read that US patent law favours 'first inventor to patent' rather than 'first inventor'... will soon find out.
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   Update for your interest I'm meeting a patent attorney and if there are any valuable findings or lessons learned I'll share them here.(EDIT disclaimer purely for interest - not as actionable legal advice for anyone to use!)
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   Thanks for this. The company his filed many many patents so it sounds like it's possible for sure. There is a lot of crossover in the claims section. Good point on then seeing the MVP and patenting first if they've been working on
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   Thanks for this. I can definitely evidence that the post was prior to the patent submission and I have a live website which I can evidence too (also live prior to the patent). I think I'll need to speak with a patent attorney for advic
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   I imagine it's a sharp business strategy some people/orgs use, it's quite a cynical one in my view of course!
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   by athrowaway1 6y ago

   Thanks, I found out about the patent 6 weeks after I posted the MVP, and the patent was dated 5 days after my post. I'm defaulting to coincidence, but I guess there's a possibility it isn't. Edit to answer your first questi
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   Ask HN: Is it a coincidence someone patented my MVP?

   7 points by athrowaway1 6y ago|16 comments