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IDEA STAGE

If you have an idea that can solve a particular problem or you feel a need to create a new product that you haven’t seen in the marketplace or feel with a little modification to an existing product then you will need to move to the next stage of your journey; Research.

 

RESEARCH

Once you have an idea and want to go to the next stage of the journey, then research is a must. Conducting research will determine if there is any other products are similar to yours. You can either not move forward or modify what’s already out there to make yours patentable. We can help make that determination for you.

 

3D DRAWING PROTOTYPE

In order to show people what your product is, you should have what is called a prototype. That is an actual product that is made. A drawing of your product should be made into a 3D application. This 3D drawing is then given to a manufacturing company to produce a prototype. It’s a sampling of what the product is. There are many manufacturing companies will product from one to thousands of the product. We highly recommend when you are starting out to have at least 3 prototypes to show people before you spend thousands of dollars on producing hundreds or thousands and find out no one is interested in your product. We can help you find the right 3D company and a manufacturing company that offers these services.

 

PROVISIONAL

Provisional patents allows you to show your prototype to others, gather information about your product from other, market it, sell it, modify it, do all the things necessary to get your product into the marketplace. You must do all of this within one year from the date you file your Provisional patent. As you come near the end of the one year period, we highly recommend you obtain the services of a Registered Patent Attorney to file your non-provisional (Utility Patent). If your Provisional Patent expires, you lose the ability to protect your idea.

 

UTILITY PATENT

If you file your Utility Patent using a Registered Patent Attorney, you have the ability to market your product as "Patent Pending". You then will have a waiting period usually about 18 months before the USPTO make a determination to grant or not grant you the Patent. If they do, you will receive paperwork indicating you now have an official and legal patent on your product. This patent is good for 20 years as long as you maintain and pay the maintenance fees throughout the course of the 20 years. If the deny you patent, then the Registered Patent Attorney will fight on your behalf to overturn the USPTO's decision. This is the main reason you paid the attorney his fee.