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Tips for Inventors

	Welcome Inventors - Please read the Guidelines and Tips
	and open the useful Internet Links which we selected for you.
	(Google and US Patent Office ETC.)



	Page Content: Nikola Tesla - Thomas Edison - Patent Search - Foreign Patents - Invention Journal
	Market Research - GOOGLE Advanced Patent Search - Patent Attorneys - Provisional Patent
	Legalzoom - United States Patent Office direct Filing




	When you have an idea and you have the Strong Belief that your findings represents
	an Invention with the potential for a Patent the very first thing you have to consider is:



	Warnings:

	DON’T REVEAL YOUR IDEA TO ANYBODY EXCEPT TO A REGISTERED PATENT
	ATTORNEY OR “LEGALZOOM” [RETAIN A WRITTEN AND SIGNED COPY OF YOUR
	DISCLOSURE]). DON'T REVEAL YOUR INVENTION TO ME UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIVED
	BY UPS OR CERTIFIED MAIL THE ORIGINAL CONFIDENTIDELITY AND NON DISCLOSURE
	CONTRACT (AGREEMENT) SIGNED BY ME AND BY AN ATTORNEY. THE ATTORNEY
	(CHICAGO, IL.) SHOULD BE YOUR CHOICE. MY ASSOCIATES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
	MAKE ANY CONTACT WITH YOU - DO NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION BY PHONE.
	make ONLY CONTACT WITH ME BY EMAIL (SAFE) OR BY PHONE WITH PASSWORD.

	PLEASE READ OUR CONTRACT > HERE > NEW WINDOW

	IN CASE YOU WANT TO USE A CONTRACT FROM YOUR ATTORNEY I WILL AGREE TO ALL
	CONFIDENTIDELITY CONDITIONS IT MIGHT HAVE. (MY ASSOCIATES WILL ONLY WORK
	ON SINGLE PARTS AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, ACCORDING TO OUR CONTRACTS, THAT
	MY ASSOCIATES WILL WORK ONLY ON NON REVEALING MATERIAL).


	Be aware of older methods of protecting an invention which are not accepted anymore.
	= Sending a letter to yourself containing your patent material. (A common method used
	by musicians to protect their compositions)
	= Having your invention material notarized.
	= Do not have other people sign and date your material as witnesses.

	= Filing a Disclosure Document with the US Patent Office is not possible anymore.



	Effective February 1, 2007, the Disclosure Document Program, protecting an inventor
	for 2 years has been eliminated by law.



	Once your invention is placed with an patent attorney, Legalzoom or me who assure Strict
	Confidentiality you are protected against disclosure to third parties. However, if somebody
	anywhere in the world would apply for a patent which is identical to yours this person
	will own the rights. In other words who files first owns the idea. First filing is the rule to
	prevent long and costly lawsuits.

	Explore your Idea to make sure your Invention qualifies for a patent. (For example a invention
	doesn’t qualify if it is already to a far extend common knowledge or used.)

	This determination of qualification can be achieved by searching several achieves using
	any search word which comes to your mind even it is not directly related to your Invention.
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	= Here are some links you may want to use:

	= Learn about Search procedures . All Links appear in a NEW WINDOW
	http://inventors.about.com/od/inventing101patents/a/patent_searchin.htm

	= Do a thorough Patent Search / Include foreign Patents in your search:

	= Patent Test.com (they charge you if they find material – ask)
	http://www.patentest.com/?gclid=CIag97rYn5oCFSMSagod4lGU9Q

	= Bay Area Intellectual Property Group ($500 for US & International search)
	http://www.bayareaip.com/Search_flat/Search_flat.htm

	= Searching by Keyword is probably the best way to get very close to what you are looking for.
	http://inventors.about.com/od/hottosearch/ss/key_search.htm

	= GOOGLE Advanced Patent Search (free)
	http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search

	= United States Patent Office (free)
	http://patft.uspto.gov/

	= Free Patents online
	http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
	http://www.freepatentsonline.com/search.html

	= Unicom
	http://www.oti.com/oti/portal/main?gclid=CKecxpfTn5oCFQwxawodIwcN8A

	= There are many more possibilities you can use. Just Google!


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	= Create a Journal which should contain Sketches, Descriptions and Test Data (if available)
	and keep it in a safe place. This helps you to present, in a comprehensive way, your
	invention to an Patent Attorney or to me for Engineering and Invention Development which
	will have several advantages for you:

	= A solid fully developed Engineering Solution

	= Drawings for Prototype and further manufacturing

	= 3D Color Images for marketing and much more

	= My business is to provide this service before, during
	or after the filing process for a Provisional or full Patent.
	I have a safe Non Disclosure Agreement (Click HERE) > NEW WINDOW
	and a reputation for honesty.

	= Calculate how much the protection of your invention will cost you. What realistic return,
	within a certain time frame, determined by you, is expected.

	= Make a market research study. Look at potential competition.

	= When you come to the conclusion, after your search, that you have an Invention that
	promises financial return and hasn’t revealed any substantial prior art, the next step is
	that you protect your idea.
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	You have three Options:

	(A)

	Note: Using a registered Patent Attorney is the best way. However, for a private
	inventor the cost may be out of reach (The patent application cost on average
	from start to finish can go up to $30,000.00 or more.
	(One of our customers just lost a large sum of money by not obtaining confirmation
	that the attorney he used was registered with the US Patent Office.) < Scam

	Make sure that the patent attorney you choose is registered and here is the best
	and safest way: Go to this web site of the US Patent Office. The registered Attorneys
	are listed by State which makes your selection easy:

	https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/GeoRegion.jsp > NEW WINDOW
	http://lawyers.law.cornell.edu/lawyers/patents > NEW WINDOW



	(B)

s	= The second option is to apply for a Provisional Patent which is valid for one year and
	gives you full protection. Using this method allows you to legally use the term
	“Patent Pending”.

	= My advice is to decide in favor for a Provisional Patent, which is a low cost approach
	and gives you time to market your invention by selling the idea, granting Licenses or
	starting your own manufacturing business.

	= I recommend for a Provisional Patent filing with Legalzoom:
	(Even they are being criticized on the Internet)



	= When you enter the web site go to “Patents” and you will find a lot of information.

	= Legalzoom has created a very simple example of how a Provisional Patent should look.
	Study the sequence of the application and drawings which will make it easier for
	you to file with Legalzoom.


	Legalzoom charges:

	Provisional Application of Patent Service $199.00
	Filing Fee $ 110.00



s	(C)

	Anybody can file a patent directly with the US Patent Office.

	However, you have to know the laws and regulations thoroughly otherwise your application
	will be turned down.

	This is a great option if you are willing and have the time to finish this process successfully:

	Judge for yourself and follow these links:
	http://www.uspto.gov/main/patents.htm > NEW WINDOW
	http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/Patent > NEW WINDOW
	http://inventors.about.com/od/patents/a/USPTO_patents.htm > NEW WINDOW
	http://www.bitlaw.com/source/35usc/index.html > NEW WINDOW
	http://www.bitlaw.com/links/index.html > NEW WINDOW
	http://www.bitlaw.com/source/mpep/index.html > NEW WINDOW





	Keep inventing - there isn't anything more rewarding than the Success of a brilliant mind.

	DKconsulting
	Chicago, IL Ph. 312-280-9287 Email: DKconsulting@mindspring.com

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To think about

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Theodore Roosevelt

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.

Nikola Tesla

Nobody can be successful if he doesn't love his work.

David Sarnoff

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need.

Charles Kettering

There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind and a willing hand.

Charles Kettering

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.

Nikola Tesla