Great invention!

[wishinhopin]

It's so great I can't even share the details at the moment. But my business partner and I are quite sure that we've stumbled upon a brilliant idea. What do I do now? I don't know the technicalities of how to make this product work (ie the specific chemistry behind it), but I'm sure it can be done. I was thinking of proposing the idea to the major brand names in the same genre of items...but how exactly does that work? Do I just send them a letter talking about my great idea, or do I generate some sort of sales pitch? Can you patent an idea that doesn't quite have all the info needed to create a demo yet? What if I send the letter and some evil corporate head steals my brilliance? I know this is a bit of a convulated post, but if anyone vaguely understands my issue here, and has any advice, it would be appreciated!

[kddani]

first step is to see a patent lawyer.

DO NOT try to do this on your own. You'll get screwed. You need someone who knows what they're doing.

Originally posted by kddani
first step is to see a patent lawyer.

DO NOT try to do this on your own. You'll get screwed. You need someone who knows what they're doing.

I second.

Go. Quick. Fast. And in a hurry.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by kddani
first step is to see a patent lawyer.

DO NOT try to do this on your own. You'll get screwed. You need someone who knows what they're doing.

i agree. but make sure you do your research on patent lawyers. there are definitely ones that are better than others and you would want to work with a reputable one. i have seen cases where people just use a random patent lawyer and becaue the lawyer doesn't do his research, their patents end up being invalid.

i would also do a search on www.uspto.gov to see if there are already any patents similar to yours.