| ??? 06/23/11 13:04 Read: times | #182716 - Thoughts to paper Responding to: ???'s previous message | 
| Erik,
 There is this company called "Thoughts to Paper" ( http://www.thoughtstopaper.com/ ) which for about ~$200 will allow you to pre-register your idea and provide you with a patent pending number giving you protection for about a year. At which point you will have evaluated whether you want to go on to the next step of the process. My boss has just done this, so I only have second hand knowledge. YMMV. -Aubrey | 
| Topic | Author | Date | 
| amateur patent search | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| USPTO? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| thanks, Andy | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| How much profit could the idea generate? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| that is the intention | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Documented the Idea? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| good thought, thanks | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Patent | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| How patents work in the real world | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thoughts to paper | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| there's the old-fashioned way ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Trade Secrets v.s. Patents | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Well I debated on replying on this topic | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| well, | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| That's where NDAs come in. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Let everyone sign a NDA. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| patent searches | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The best offense... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| patents   | 01/01/70 00:00 | 



