Re: Re: how to get a patent
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Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on October 12, 2003 at 07:33:02:
In Reply to: Re: how to get a patent posted by Eiryn hegland on October 10, 2003 at 09:22:43:
: : i have an idea for something i want to get a patent or see if any body else has already patented the idea. Dear Eiryn,
Just getting a patent can be an expensive WASTE of money. There is a $100M a year industry getting patents for inventors, only one in ten thousand make more than they pay. That is why we have the Reality Check®. The idea can be considered and even if it is patentable, there may not be available protection to protect what you have.
What is worse with a good invention and a good patent there still is no assurance that you can make money.
One of the best patents I have ever gotten was for a good friend. We showed it to a bid company who rejected it. Then the Industry offered a $50M prize for something like it. The company we showed it to got the $50 Million and turned out something not as good which did not infringe the patent. M. Arthur Auslander
Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909
3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463
7185430266, aus@auslander.com
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