cruzlite 0 #1 January 10, 2004 Use a Lawyer?... Recommend a lawyer?.. What were costs?... File yourself?... Tips?...Pointers?...Pitfalls?... Thanks, D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #2 January 10, 2004 Never done it, Have friends who have always use a lawyer.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #3 January 10, 2004 Use a lawyer. It costs a pretty penny but you will avoid any common pitfalls that are made by self-patenters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,089 #4 January 11, 2004 Filed a few, but company lawyers have taken care of the paperwork (so far.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffD 0 #5 January 11, 2004 I think its at least a 3 year wait at least because the Patent Office is so backed up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #6 January 11, 2004 QuoteUse a Lawyer?... Yup. Recommend a lawyer?.. any good local patent attorney should do. What were costs?... can't remember.. make sure the costs are worth your projected profits. File yourself?... don't waste your time on an incomplete filing. Tips?...Pointers?...Pitfalls?... Thanks, D I have a very solid patent on a product that I manufacture. It has given other companies fits. On the other hand, I have other products with no patents due to feeling I coul d manufacture and market them so competitively that competition would be a non-issue.. Make sure a patent is a real requirement and if it is, do it right. Hire a good firm. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruzlite 0 #7 January 11, 2004 Thanks everybody... chopchop- I spent 3 yrs in the Bay Area '69-'72 Lake Merrit, Mill Valley, & then off to Santa Cruz... Some of the best memories of my life... Always say that's where I want to go when I die! Just in case...What are the best DZ(s) in the Bay Area? D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #8 January 11, 2004 Bay area dzs are all good... can't pick just one although I call Byron my home.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
