STUCK!!!

[jmfox]

Dirt;
No matter what else you do take all your drawings and notes and mail them to yourself certified receipt required to establish a date time line for your going forward.
It is amazing how something that simple gets the attention of the legal system

Don

This will not help you in court.

jmf

 

[Rara Avis]

Don't be discouraged if you have a good idea. You don't want to be the guy who said I thought of that years ago. If you don't have the money take your idea to a company that would likely sell the device. A patent might be $10k but consulting an attorney regarding a non-disclosure agreement is much cheaper. Whatever you do legally, there is no way to protect yourself from lawsuits. The only sure thing is the satisfaction of inventing something and money in your pocket. One advantage the inventor has is a head start on marketing.

jmf

Yeah...Look at Eli Whitney and how much money he made off his Cotton Gin invention...
Eli Whitney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[jmfox]

Yeah...Look at Eli Whitney and how much money he made off his Cotton Gin invention...
Eli Whitney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeah, that's why a good marketing plan is important. Do you think he would of been better off if he mailed a letter to himself?

jmf

 

[AndyMA]

2x4 and a ratchet strap are better than chain and a log!

At least the 2x will normally clear everything!

jb

Not on my New Holland TN with 16.9x30's. I have less than 1/2 inch clearance to the rear edge of the fenders.

Andy

 

[GordonR]

jmf
the letter sets a time line the same as this thread could be used for, if it got into the legal sys.
that's all it does.
Don

 

[jmfox]

jmf
the letter sets a time line the same as this thread could be used for, if it got into the legal sys.
that's all it does.
Don

It doesn't even do that. Ask any patent attorney, or if you don't trust attorneys look at the case law. It is not the envelope that is important but the contents. We all know that no one has ever steamed open a an envelope and re-sealed it. Why not send an unsealed envelope to yourself and put something in it after you receive it (maybe after a year or two or three). This is not reliable evidence of prior art.

jmf

 

[BobRip]

It doesn't even do that. Ask any patent attorney, or if you don't trust attorneys look at the case law. It is not the envelope that is important but the contents. We all know that no one has ever steamed open a an envelope and re-sealed it. Why not send an unsealed envelope to yourself and put something in it after you receive it (maybe after a year or two or three). This is not reliable evidence of prior art.

jmf

Publish in a magazine or maybe on the web (like here).

 

[jmfox]

Filing a patent assures that an idea is (1) in a form that is patentable, and (2) establish a day certain that a court can rely. There can be other ways to accomplished these things, but they are refutable. Even properly filed patents must be defended against variations so it is good to have a marketing partner who has the resources to protect your advantage.

jmf