whats the cheapest and easiest way to patent an Idea?
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Read the site linked below. It has an excellent overview of the entire process.
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get an industrial patent first thing.  It doesn't cost as much and will protect you from taking your idea somewhere and having it stolen.   My husband has patented many items but learned after his first one was stolen from a company in Toronto
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Why would you want to show your future invention to a patent lawyer?  If you want to know if it has already been patented by someone else,  That is going to cost you some bucks ($500).\n\nLook around, chances are that if it has already been patented it will be already in use somewhere.  A Google search would be a good start.  If you are serious you may want to conduct a prior art search using the on-line patent search service like the one found at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/\n\nIf you can't find it anywhere, document your idea in a good quality note book (preferably one with a sewn binding) and have someone you trust, outside of the family, witness , sign and date each page.\n\nabove all, don't take it so seriously; have fun with it.
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NOLO is a great, free informational site. Also, be sure to read what the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) has to say about patents.\n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Patent It Yourself (11th Edition) by David Pressman\n* Patents and How to Get One : A Practical Handbook by U.S. Department of Commerce\n* How To Make Patent Drawings Yourself: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Jack Lo\n* The Inventor's Notebook: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Fred E. Grissom\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Most large companies will not accept unsolicited ideas for the simple reason that they could later get sued if they came up with the same idea independently.  \n\nIf the idea is so good, either do it yourself or, at least, get a patent on it. Then you'll be in a better position to sell the idea to someone else.
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what i know, contact a patent attorney, i did once several years ago, but i have not experience and would like to hear wht some of your responses to this, i have bunches of ideas, (where to find the financial backing) good luck with your endeavours, it is a long drawn out process, and fees, yearly,  or whenever, so anyway, much success
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a patent ofice that is the first step make sure no one steals ur invintion there might already b a patent for it if thats the case your out of luck\n\np.s. good luck
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Protect the idea; get an Intellectual Property attorney; sounds daunting but actually NOT that costly\n\nGordon Waggett in Houston is a good one.  \nwww.bnihouston.com - look under downtown chapter.
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Tell me what the product is. No I am just kidding. First write down the complete details of your idea, seal it in an envelope, go to your local post office and send the package back to yourself as a certified letter, and most importantly don't open this envelope ever. store it someplace safe. This establishes a timeline for your idea. Then begin your search at www.uspto.gov. there are a lot of website that offer complete patent search capabilities but you want to go directly to the source. Further this site will direct you to other resources that will help you secure your patent quickly and easily.
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NOLO is a great, free informational site. Also, be sure to read what the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) has to say about patents.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links. \n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\nGetting a Patent:\n* Patent It Yourself (11th Edition) by David Pressman\n* Patents and How to Get One : A Practical Handbook by U.S. Department of Commerce\n* How To Make Patent Drawings Yourself: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Jack Lo\n* The Inventor's Notebook: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Fred E. Grissom\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Your best bet is to sell your idea to a company that already develops new products.  You definately need to get a patent for it from the U.S. Patent office ( http://www.uspto.gov/ ).  This will protect any potentional buyers of your idea from outright stealing it.  Other than this, I think you would be hardpressed to find people who will invest in your idea.
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The article "How to Protect Your Idea" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol81/protectidea.htm offers several ways you can protect your business idea while you are looking for funding. Here are the tips:\n\n1. Hire a patent lawyer who can help you start the process of protecting your idea and give you advice on legal steps you can do to protect your idea\n\n2. Keep extensive records tracking the development of your idea by having a logbook or notebook, dating each step to show a complete product development process.\n\n2. Proceed with the patent process first. In some countries such as Australia, it will be harder to obtain a patent for your product if you publicly discuss, publish, demonstrate or sell your product before you file a patent application. Having at least a provisional patent (or "patent pending") can give you more confidence that you are \n\n4. Document where, how and to whom you showed your idea. ask him or her to sign a non-disclosure agreement before you discuss or show your idea. Also ask the person to initial and date the page of your sketches in your logbook. These tools can give you ammunition in the event that the other party copies or steals your idea. Document every phone conversations, patent applications, and brainstorming sessions.\n\nIt is better to hire a patent attorney at this point, rather than hire a lawyer battling out those people who stole your idea later on. By keeping extensive records of how your business idea developed and getting those you talk to to sign NDAs can give you stronger ammunition. It does not always work (especially if you say you are in a country full of corruption), but at least you have stronger legal grounds.
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go to http://www.uspto.gov\n\nThey have guides on how to do a patent, the forms needed, the costs, etc.  However, their best recommendation is to use a lawyer
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There is no way to protect an idea per se. After all, the point of intellectual property is to foster ideas & creativity as well as protect people.\n\nWhat you can do, however, is write up some of these things and get copyrights. Contrary to what the first poster said, copyrights are not expensive -- $30 an application.\n\nNow patents can be expensive and whether or not you'll need one is a question that you should present to an intellectual property attorney.\n\nI recommend reading up on the subject of copyrights & checking out the US Copyright Office web page -- see links below.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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It is not possible to protect ideas but rather the representation of that idea. \n\nNOLO is a great, free informational site. Also, be sure to read what the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) has to say about patents.\n\nYou may have a copyright issue depending on what you mean exactly by "new business idea." Again, NOLO is a great place to go for information.\n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Patent It Yourself (11th Edition) by David Pressman\n* Patents and How to Get One : A Practical Handbook by U.S. Department of Commerce\n* How To Make Patent Drawings Yourself: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Jack Lo\n* The Inventor's Notebook: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Fred E. Grissom\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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You can patent the idea alone; they don't make you prove that it works.  Patents exist for devices that are physically impossible, such as perpetual motion machines.
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Let's go from the top.\n\nAny idea that you have, that has not been done before, can be made into a patent.\n\nRule 1 Do not disclose any information to any person verbally or written as this is called prior disclosure and because you may have spoken to a friend about it means that the patent may no longer valid.\n\nRule 2 Try and do some research into your claim. Has anyone else worldwide thought of the same idea. Search for it elsewhere in your country or the world.\n\nRule 3 If it has not been done before, submit an initial claim to the Indian government patent society (or whatever they are called)\n\nRule 4 Get an Intellectual Properties Lawyer to sign a non disclosure agreement or intellectual property rights agreement. Once this is done you can discuss only with him. He can then progress all the legal requirements necessary.\n\nAt this point once the patent application is registered you can get financial backing by offering a small stake to potential licencees (ensure that you sign a confidentiality agreement first).\n\nRule 5 Decide on which countries to persue your patent in, as registering a patent in lots of countries costs a great deal of money to do. (Lawyer will advise)\n\nI wish you every success.