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Start with acquiring a patent - tho warning, it's very long, complex and expensive, you'd probably need to hire an agent to do it all for you. If successful, you could recruit from there to make it happen.
I only know that because back in the 80s I also had a brilliant idea. I didn't proceed very far because my patent agent told me there was already someone ahead of me in the pipeline who'd had the same or similar idea, and was developing it.
However, nearly 30 years later there's no such item around - was never developed to get into production - and imho there's a very clear need for it and huge potential market. If I were 30 years younger I'd go for it.
write down your idea, record it with a date attachment, you can also call or write to the copyright or patent office and can tell you if their are in fact any current patents/copyrights on your idea in existence or pending.
heated toilet seat has already been claimed - jokes asside all of the above will get some movement.
write down your idea, record it with a date attachment, you can also call or write to the copyright or patent office and can tell you if their are in fact any current patents/copyrights on your idea in existence or pending.
heated toilet seat has already been claimed - jokes asside all of the above will get some movement.
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Thanks guys I've requested a patent info pack so could get the wheels in motion.. Any other suggestions welcome
Thanks guys I've requested a patent info pack so could get the wheels in motion.. Any other suggestions welcome
While protecting any product is important, it can be incredibly expensive and therefore I would suggest you don’t throw too much cash at a patent until you’ve done a little more research. It’s also highly likely that the patent office would want to see a prototype of your product, so while I would agree a patent is valuable and makes your idea defendable, I wouldn’t get too sucked down that rabbit hole immediately.
Its hard to advise without knowing a little more, such as where the product sits in the market and it’s industry, but I respect your reasons for being vague. Think about your route to market firstly, who will buy your product and how you’ll sell to them. Consider pricing, top down led and value chains. i.e. RRP (based on market research) working down to a cost of goods, considering retailer and distributior margins should that be relevant. Then I would reach out to manufacturers to see if it’s realistic to hit these costs based on their MOQ’s etc.
I’m not sure if your circumstances but your venture might need financing, so consider that too.
I have experience in this field. I’ve been involved in bringing a number of products to the U.K. market in recent years. Feel free to DM should you need any advice.
While all the inventors are in one place I'd quite a like a beard trimmer with a mini vacuum cleaner built in that sucks in the beard hair as it comes off. You lot can have that for free.
While protecting any product is important, it can be incredibly expensive and therefore I would suggest you don’t throw too much cash at a patent until you’ve done a little more research. It’s also highly likely that the patent office would want to see a prototype of your product, so while I would agree a patent is valuable and makes your idea defendable, I wouldn’t get too sucked down that rabbit hole immediately.
Its hard to advise without knowing a little more, such as where the product sits in the market and it’s industry, but I respect your reasons for being vague. Think about your route to market firstly, who will buy your product and how you’ll sell to them. Consider pricing, top down led and value chains. i.e. RRP (based on market research) working down to a cost of goods, considering retailer and distributior margins should that be relevant. Then I would reach out to manufacturers to see if it’s realistic to hit these costs based on their MOQ’s etc.
I’m not sure if your circumstances but your venture might need financing, so consider that too.
I have experience in this field. I’ve been involved in bringing a number of products to the U.K. market in recent years. Feel free to DM should you need any advice.
A prototype is not necessary for a successful patent application.
I will second the fact that they shouldn’t rush into a patent application, you can even do your own prior art search to a degree.
Whilst you haven’t got a patent you may want Non Disclosure Agreemnts in place prior to consulting with external partners.
I'm sure the market for chocolate teapots is really strong.
Good luck whatever it is. If I can offer one piece of advice it would be to not ask me for advice. Stick to that and you'll not go far wrong. I always admire people who just go for it (take TIB's beer stuff for example). So, just go for it (but don't listen to me, I'm useless).
While all the inventors are in one place I'd quite a like a beard trimmer with a mini vacuum cleaner built in that sucks in the beard hair as it comes off. You lot can have that for free.
While all the inventors are in one place I'd quite a like a beard trimmer with a mini vacuum cleaner built in that sucks in the beard hair as it comes off. You lot can have that for free.
a toaster that automatically collects all the crumbs together and gives you a bonus slice of toast once a month.
So close.. its a mobile phone with a built in sandwich toaster!
Seriously though the technical know how, would probably be someone who would know a bit about sound waves, a bit about Wi-Fi and networking. For the right person I think it is a very easy product to build, and probably could be made in china for about £1 but retail over here easily at £100+ a go!
So close.. its a mobile phone with a built in sandwich toaster!
Seriously though the technical know how, would probably be someone who would know a bit about sound waves, a bit about Wi-Fi and networking. For the right person I think it is a very easy product to build, and probably could be made in china for about £1 but retail over here easily at £100+ a go!
While all the inventors are in one place I'd quite a like a beard trimmer with a mini vacuum cleaner built in that sucks in the beard hair as it comes off. You lot can have that for free.
Your lucky day. Order now and you can be shaving and sucking by Saturday.
A prototype is not necessary for a successful patent application.
I will second the fact that they shouldn’t rush into a patent application, you can even do your own prior art search to a degree.
Whilst you haven’t got a patent you may want Non Disclosure Agreemnts in place prior to consulting with external partners.
Seek the guidance of a Patent Attorney.
Am I right in thinking that you cannot patent an idea, only a new process and application of that process?
So in the beard trimmer with vacuum example above, Philips could patent the way they make one motor operate both the trimmer and vacuum, and nobody else could copy that, but couldn't stop others making a beard trimmer with vacuum integrated if the other firm could devise a sufficiently different way of making it work.
And they could trademark just about every conceivable combination of the words beard, trimmer and vacuum, and the physical shape and styling of the product.
These then provide barriers to entry to competitors, not to reduce competition but so that all the time and money Philips invested in Research and Development has to be replicated by other firms. So Philips get a headstart in the market, and innovation is rewarded.
Am I right in thinking that you cannot patent an idea, only a new process and application of that process?
So in the beard trimmer with vacuum example above, Philips could patent the way they make one motor operate both the trimmer and vacuum, and nobody else could copy that, but couldn't stop others making a beard trimmer with vacuum integrated if the other firm could devise a sufficiently different way of making it work.
And they could trademark just about every conceivable combination of the words beard, trimmer and vacuum, and the physical shape and styling of the product.
These then provide barriers to entry to competitors, not to reduce competition but so that all the time and money Philips invested in Research and Development has to be replicated by other firms. So Philips get a headstart in the market, and innovation is rewarded.
Not strictly correct. My experience was an idea but it was taking the prior art a step further and it could be made and could be useful and therefore the idea wasn’t far fetched as to not be regarded unpatentable.
Edit: the qualification requirements for what can and cannot be patented are sufficiently grey so as to require the services of a patent attorney.
While all the inventors are in one place I'd quite a like a beard trimmer with a mini vacuum cleaner built in that sucks in the beard hair as it comes off. You lot can have that for free.
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