consultation meeting with a patent attorney tomorrow, so I am
interested to see how that goes. Hopefully I will be able to read
through some of the things you have directed me to before then.
Thanks again and I will let you know how it goes. Jeanne
--- In entrepreneursathome@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick" <datafoxx@...>
wrote:
>
> I am an independent inventor and have asked the same thing many
> times. It seems that the advice I got from many sources were just
> plain wrong. Since I have the experiences via getting a patent and
> trying to market many more "new" products I can say that Stephen
Keys
> and his organization would be invaluable to you. He is the founder
> of inventRight. You can find to his site at www.inventright.com.
>
> I have no association with him except from an experience I blogged
> about at "A Mind's Diet", a personal general interest blog. You
can
> find the the article by going to datafox.wordpress.com and looking
> for "inventRight Cofounder Surprises!" or googling inventRight and
> looking for the article there.
>
> I can give no stronger endorsement to inventor than to suggest that
> they look into the most helpful and concerning people at
inventRight.
>
> If you choose to contact either Stephen or, more likely, Andrew,
> please tell them that Patrick Lalande says "Hi".
>
> Good Luck and Best Regards,
> Patrick Lalande
> www.bucketsoffood.com
>
> --- In entrepreneursathome@yahoogroups.com, "jbrown2154"
> <jbrown2154@> wrote:
> >
> > My friends and I have thought of a new product that we believe
> would be
> > a big sell in a specific industry. Through some patent research,
I
> > think IBM may own the patent for the technology we would need.
> They
> > will not sign a non-disclosure agreement but they welcome new
ideas
> and
> > potential licensing agreements for their patented products. A
few
> > questions...how do we protect our idea? How are we sure that
this
> > product isn't out there just not on the market yet? If IBM owns
> the
> > patent and agrees to a license, how do you get started with the
> design,
> > manufacturing and/or marketing of the product. If another company
> has
> > something similar in concept and in the industry but WAY more
> limited
> > and basic than what we envision, what would be a good next step.
I
> know
> > I have asked alot of questions, but any information, direction
> where to
> > get the information, or advice would be greatly appreciated.
> >
>
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