Originally posted by: Trygve
A. Do a patent search. You can get a good start online at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
B. Yes, you can patent something that doesn't exist yet. Patents can be expensive to get and to maintain. Copyrights and trademarks are cheaper but not relevant to what you're asking about.
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Trygve
A. Do a patent search. You can get a good start online at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
B. Yes, you can patent something that doesn't exist yet. Patents can be expensive to get and to maintain. Copyrights and trademarks are cheaper but not relevant to what you're asking about.
Thank you very much. That's a start.
I have no money. And no patience. But I do have this nifty idea.![]()
Originally posted by: Argo
Something our engineering prof. taught us:
Send yourself a letter with detailed explanation of what happened. Don't open that letter. Later on it can be presented in court to prove that you came up with that idea on that date, since US Postal Service is considered a branch of the government. Therefore information provided by it (the date on the letter) is considered beyond any reasonable doubt.
Originally posted by: Argo
Something our engineering prof. taught us:
Send yourself a letter with detailed explanation of what happened. Don't open that letter. Later on it can be presented in court to prove that you came up with that idea on that date, since US Postal Service is considered a branch of the government. Therefore information provided by it (the date on the letter) is considered beyond any reasonable doubt.
Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
Originally posted by: Argo
Something our engineering prof. taught us:
Send yourself a letter with detailed explanation of what happened. Don't open that letter. Later on it can be presented in court to prove that you came up with that idea on that date, since US Postal Service is considered a branch of the government. Therefore information provided by it (the date on the letter) is considered beyond any reasonable doubt.
what an amazingly good idea..... that's something you dont see too often on ATOT
that postmark can be used in court just like a signature on a contract can basically