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    Is £500 reasonable for a patent search??

    Ben I'm going to send you a PM.
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    Worldwide patent

    When you suggest look for a licensing agreement and let someone else deal with the patent would companies be interested in entering into a licensing agreement if the product was not patented? No matter how much a potential company (who you are looking to enter into a licensing agreement with)...
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    Pitching your product idea to companies?

    Polite request: Please remove this from the thread I have created and post it as a separate topic if you wish to discuss it. I would be grateful if people would not reply to mrn90's question in this thread. Thank you
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    Pitching your product idea to companies?

    Thank you Ian for your reply. I have built a basic model of my product and used it how I intend it to be used and it works. The product I have built is nowhere near as ‘polished’ as the one which would be produced commercially however the function of it is the same. In terms of the...
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    Pitching your product idea to companies?

    K-rado thank you very much for your post above. Your critical review of what I need to do is exactly the kind of advice that I’m looking for. Answering some of your questions: Yes I do realise a product and a patent are not the same thing. I have an idea for a product and wish to have my...
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    Pitching your product idea to companies?

    It is of course in the company's business interest for them to write a patent application on my behalf and their biased opinion is something I am aware of. How do you suggest I get impartial second opinions on the commercial viability of my product before reaching the 'patent pending' stage...
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    Pitching your product idea to companies?

    Thank you Amanda. I only intend to contact companies when I’m at the ‘patent pending’ stage. Patents can take between 18 months and 4 years to be approved. I have already been informed my idea / product does not infringe any existing patents so it could be produced commercially without a...
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    Pitching your product idea to companies?

    I have an idea for a new product. The product is not technical but I am wondering how best to proceed in terms of commercialising this idea? I have had a patent search undertaken and on discussions with the company who conducted the search they believe there would be commercial success with...
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    Licensing a patent – to offer exclusivity or not?

    I am currently only in the early stages regarding my invention. However, I always like to stay one step ahead and my product idea is being reviewed to ensure there are currently no existing patent applications in place which are similar. My question is, assuming a product is unique, and you...
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    Help with steps patenting an invention

    Thank you Swisaw. My product does not have security/military implications. I had been under the impression that unless I had an international patent then my product could be copied abroad. So can I confirm what you are telling me please and that is if I have a successful patent application...
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    Help with steps patenting an invention

    To me the product is evidently workable without a prototype. However I believe with some patent applications they require dimensions etc and this is why I thought it best to have a prototype designed first. I just can’t believe there is nothing in existence like my product but I have ‘googled’...
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    Help with steps patenting an invention

    Thank you for your advice above. At present I'm waiting for the results of the patent search to see if there is anything similar to my product. I think my next best course of action, but again happy to be corrected, is to wait until I hear what the results of this search is and then speak to...
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    Help with steps patenting an invention

    I am new to the forum and am looking for advice please. I have an idea for a new product, which I believe is unique. I have provided a company with designs of my product (we have a confidentiality / non-disclosure agreement in place) and I have paid for them to undertake a worldwide patent and...
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