OT: Has anyone here applied for a Design Patent?, I need to know how to go about it. Options

[Dr. Roger]

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Step by step.


I have this idea and now have access to the required technology. This process may make it possible that particular 914 replacement parts could be created. But I need to get my design idea patented before I do anything else.

Your shared experience is greatly appreciated.

I can be contacted directly at
roger@grubb.net

Thanks,
Roger

[burton73]

I have a co-Inventor Bob Parker. We have worked on lots of projects together. He is 20 years older that me and taught me the patent game in the beginning when I was 22. After writing so many of these you ge a feeling and almost do not need an lawyer. It has saved us a lot of money. We write the patent together and go and over it and then just pass it to the lawyer for his approval. If it was not that my co-inventor has 74 patents we would not be so good at this. I make the drawings. This saves me huge money but is still cost me over $6.000. and takes a long time. My current one is ready to be issued and it is 5 years.


You make a lot of claims and then work with the patent office removing the ones that they will not give you. This is where you need to do your home work. If your clame claims that are two far out there they will loose interest in you filling as you have not done your home work and it goes 1,2, 3 chances and you are out. They are not there to waste there time so you need to study a lot of other people patents that will be somewhat like yours.

On a patent we have for color changing Pasta Timers I got Patent infringement insurance on the filing. This would give me $75 out of every $100 I would spend on legal fees to fight and infringement case after the patent was issued, but I had to be the first one with that idea. No one with a prototype done in there garage that can come forward and prove that they had or where working on the same idea or process before you. Looking back on it now it was a waste of money but insurance can be looked at just that it you do not need to use it.

Sometimes it is better to just run with your idea and figure how to make money. The costs to fight someone is so much more that you can imagine. If they want to play porker and have a big bank roll only the lawyers will make money.

My patents are based on color changing technology for cooking instruments.
The Duracell Battery tester is my Co-inventors. We use somthing like it in our color changing meat tester

Bob