Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I have another one of my billion dollar ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I have another one of my billion dollar ideas. Let me guess. An Internet forum where people can post anonymously under weird user names and are supposed to talk about the Redskins but most people spend their time taking about random crap and politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Off topic, sorry, but I wonder if the cost to patent something has become a barrier to innovation? I have a friend, who has pretty creative idea for a product, low-cost but the cost to patent is too high. His wife is an attorney, but not a patent attorney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Off topic, sorry, but I wonder if the cost to patent something has become a barrier to innovation? I have a friend, who has pretty creative idea for a product, low-cost but the cost to patent is too high. His wife is an attorney, but not a patent attorney. That's where I am too. Leaning toward trying to navigate the patent process myself, then hoping I don't miss something and get sued later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 That's where I am too. Leaning toward trying to navigate the patent process myself, then hoping I don't miss something and get sued later. Being sued shouldn't be your concern. Not correctly patenting your idea and protecting your IP would be the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Mostly in lawyer's fees btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Being sued shouldn't be your concern. Not correctly patenting your idea and protecting your IP would be the issue. My impression from looking at the attorney fee schedule was that the actual search of existing patents is a huge part of the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 does the lawyer do the actual looking for similar patents? Or does he have a lackey do that? Or do they subcontract that out completely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 does the lawyer do the actual looking for similar patents? Or does he have a lackey do that? Or do they subcontract that out completely? Probably a paralegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Well maybe somebody will know if this even patentable... Just an idea. It's an enhancement to a type of web based platform. That's really vague and probably useless. Ok, like an add on to fundraising sites like gofundme, etc. that I'm pretty sure would greatly increase the number of customers and the amount of money that each customer brings in on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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