Anyone Know Much about Patenting

[Ross365]

The main thing I know is that it's expensive. I have one patent and I wasted lots of money on it.

However, I have a design for a "thingy" in my head; I want to sell the idea to a company, but the process of disclosure is worrying. I don't have much too much faith in "Non-Disclosure Agreements". I'm wondering about taking it to the "patent applied for stage", which I think then gives you 12 months protection?

Any insights appreciated.

 

[Other Daniel]

The only thing I have gleaned, which you appear to already know, is
that you need very deep pockets to defend, or protect, any patent.
Sorry to not be more help.
So, my question to myself would be "is the idea ultimately worth
that cost" ?

 

[stuvy]

Register a design

Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.

www.gov.uk

It’s not overly expensive

Go this route first and then start a patent and pay for them to research it

Once your underway you can approach companies as they won’t talk to you unless the patents pending at the very least as you could have seen over some ones shoulder and copied it

It doesn’t cost thousands it’s remarkably cheap to do

 

[gaz1]

also this post

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/patent-discussion-from-self-employed-thread.104167/

 

[brightspark]

inovate product design tel 02073545640 . inventing for profit give em as ring and get the booklet

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Going off topic for a moment, I read the thread title as "parenting" and with @Ross365 being a young fella, thought.....

 

[clift_d]

Going off topic for a moment, I read the thread title as "parenting" ...

Make's no difference - you need deep pockets for that as well ...

 

[Trevorleach]

I was told if you invent something, get it on the market and flood the market asap, as it wont be long before its being copied patent or not, this man was told this by a patent lawyer.