OT: Has anyone here applied for a Design Patent?, I need to know how to go about it. |
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OT: Has anyone here applied for a Design Patent?, I need to know how to go about it. |
Dr. Roger |
Apr 18 2007, 11:47 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
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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 |
byndbad914 |
Apr 23 2007, 03:04 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
... and make sure it can't easily be copied period (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) And trust me, if it will make $ someone will copy it. We (my old boss and myself) had a really slick design for a component that stengthened the bottom end of engines by tying all the mains together. The problem wasn't the patent, but what it would have cost to enforce the patent. Essentially it would have probably cost us every dime we were able to make by being first to market so we just sorta cashed in on that aspect and then like everyone else, had to whore our price and loose that great margin we had before.
Then China copied them and started selling them (we saw a drop from one of our big customers and discovered they were buying them out of China). The copied it so exact they copied the RED WHITE AND BLUE label we had and the exact part number! F$#$ing Chinese. And try to enforce that patent - it would have cost more than we were making. Just sucks. Only thing you really have these days is first to market UNLESS the idea can make so much money you can afford legal fees to protect it (like the medical devices that cost $100K just to patent). |
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