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    How do you patent an idea?

    I'm no coder. More research is needed on my part. I've identified an area of the marketplace that's ripe for change. And I'm fairly certain users will wonder what they've done without it. What steps can I take to protect my idea?
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    I'm no coder. More research is needed on my part. I've identified an area of the marketplace that's ripe for change. And I'm fairly certain users will wonder what they've done without it. What steps can I take to protect my idea?
    wait. That way the idea will learn patience.
    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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      #3
      Start here - Intellectual Property Office - Welcome to the Intellectual Property Office

      You will need a specialist lawyer, but make sure you are on the right path before you do that because they are expensive.

      Many years back, someone came up with a new way to calculate square roots, and tried to patent that method, without discussing it with a lawyer first. That resulted in him publicly disclosing the method (because you have to publish it in your application), and then learning the expensive way that you can't patent a method. And that he'd just given his method away for free when he could have sold the idea to a company.
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        #4
        Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
        I'm no coder. More research is needed on my part. I've identified an area of the marketplace that's ripe for change. And I'm fairly certain users will wonder what they've done without it. What steps can I take to protect my idea?
        Go to the patent office and ask for a long weight.
        What happens in General, stays in General.
        You know what they say about assumptions!

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          #5
          Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
          Go to the patent office and ask for a long weight.
          I'l already picked me up some long wave bands.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #6
            you patient an idea
            Odd how when people "mistype" they nearly always put a similar word.
            bloggoth

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              Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
              I'm no coder. More research is needed on my part. I've identified an area of the marketplace that's ripe for change. And I'm fairly certain users will wonder what they've done without it. What steps can I take to protect my idea?
              Firstly, check to see it it's already been 'patiented'

              You would be surprised what Xerox and the other big players were patenting in the 70's just on the offchance that the technology was developed that would make the idea feasible. Especially around human/device interfaces.

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                #8
                Personally I wouldn't worry about someone stealing your idea.

                If they are going to nick it, then there is very little you can do about it unless of course you have access to very expensive legal counsel. And deep pockets.

                Just get on with it and turn the idea into reality.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                  How do you patient an idea?
                  Put it into a hospital
                  Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
                    Odd how when people "mistype" they nearly always put a similar word.
                    odd indeed. I call it laziness
                    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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