Patent Questions

I have a great idea for a new product and I am thinking about launching it on Kickstarter, but I have one major problem. I am afraid that someone will steal my product and/or accuse me of stealing...

Ideas Startup Costs Patent Intellectual Property Kickstarter

asked Jan 31 '13 at 07:27

Annonomus Person
204 points

Is there an inexpensive way of filing a patent? We talked to a couple of lawyers and the cost to file a patent is hovering around the $20K range. Is that normal? It seemed absurd at first, until...

Legal Patent Copyright Lawyer

asked Jun 20 '14 at 14:42

Gary Russell
12 points

If I come up with an improvement to an existing product, how do I protect myself when sharing it, and get some of the revenues the idea generates? There are many times when I look at an existing...

Products Ideas Technology Patent

asked Oct 14 '09 at 16:10

Ron Ga
2,181 points

I'm a one man startup with a high price, low volume, niche software product that I'm considering selling in the US. However, I'm concerned that it may infringe a US patent without me knowing...

Legal Patent

asked Mar 14 '11 at 18:14

Steven F
66 points

I am looking for some reading, either internet articles, books, blogs or experiences to expand my awareness to build an entrepreneur track. My natural assets are gifted intelligence very high...

Getting Started Entrepreneurs Patent

asked Nov 26 '13 at 08:40

Kapish M
134 points

An idea came to me while I was employed. The idea is within my broader field of expertise, but completely unrelated to the projects I was doing for my employer. I started working on the idea after...

Legal Patent Employers Intellectual Property

asked Sep 13 '13 at 08:20

D. Terry
16 points

I am working on an innovative product that uses a GNU GPL licensed library and per GPL needs open-source my work as well. Could that protect me from patent litigation? I am worried since my former...

Patent Intellectual Property Open Source Software Licensing

asked Sep 2 '13 at 12:52

Gupshup
52 points

Hi fellow entrepreneurs, I am the person who posted this question about a conflict with my co-founder. During discussion with my attorney, I discovered that while we filed for the patents (earlier...

Legal Patent Founders Intellectual Property

asked Aug 23 '13 at 02:58

Gupshup
52 points

I have an idea for a gamification/human-computing application/service which can be used to solve an AI-hard problem more efficiently, like reCaptcha. I can build and promote it, but I'm worried...

Patent Copyright

asked Jul 26 '13 at 22:06

User27171
6 points

I am developing a web site with an idea that it would be a networking platform for small companies. I have registered the name (Let's call it www.merchandiize.com for now...), however I have...

Patent Trademark

asked May 19 '13 at 00:40

Disconnect25
16 points

I've spent the last 3 months full-time building an alpha version of a web app, and developing a business plan for it. The alpha version is ready to launch. Recently I've stumbled upon the fact that...

Getting Started Legal Patent Intellectual Property

asked Apr 15 '13 at 05:45

Amindfv
186 points

I'm in the process of applying for patent where I work. I'm an engineer. I prepare for applying for patent with some idea. Decisions are made that my idea could be a patent. So company give a work...

Patent

asked Apr 19 '13 at 14:19

User1060039
26 points

As the owner of a UK software company, I'd like to finish a SaaS application I've had in development for a while and sell it as a monthly subscription service. The software could be sold...

Patent Saas

asked Feb 5 '13 at 01:16

Mike H
46 points

We have been building and running a software company since 2009. Today I spoke to someone on the phone who claims to have a patent on the area we work in since 2010. I can find a few examples of...

Patent

asked Jan 24 '13 at 14:15

Richard
113 points

I submitted a provisional patent application from an foreign country to the USPTO a few months ago. I researched and found out my idea worth a non-provisional patent application. (I made it...

Patent Provisional Patent

asked Jan 8 '13 at 18:30

John
26 points

Im looking to create a small start up at home making bicycle accessories but I have no clue if I would be infringing on any copyright and or patents in doing so. How Do I know if my Company name...

Patent Copyright

asked Dec 27 '12 at 12:39

User22258
31 points

I have been searching around a lot on this topic, but did not find a single source of correct information. How can one find out if a particular feature one is using in one of its products is...

Patent

asked Nov 21 '12 at 19:32

Ashwin Singh
108 points

I'm looking to file a provisional patent application in Canada and the US. From what I've been told, the process is not easily out-sourceable, and I'm on a shoestring startup budget. I would like...

Patent Canada USA Provisional Patent

asked Oct 19 '12 at 01:59

Blueberryfields
426 points

According to the Canadian patent info site, here, a patent application can claim a priority date of a previous patent, filed in Canada or in a country with an appropriate treaty, as long as the...

Patent Canada

asked Oct 19 '12 at 03:07

Blueberryfields
426 points

What things can be copyrighted of a startup before approaching VCs? I have a very fast growing online venture for which I am going to approach VCs. But I want to make sure they can't use my idea...

Patent Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Sep 22 '12 at 23:24

Sourabh
288 points