Have you ever got a patent? What are your experiences?
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Have you ever got a patent? What are your experiences?I've come up with an idea and I would like to patent it. (It is an invention, not intellectual property)
Has anyone else ever done this? How much did it cost?
How long did it take?
Was it easy to get?
How did you find out if someone else had already patented your idea?
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Re: Have you ever got a patent? What are your experiences?Something to do with campervans.(Original post by ReTurd)
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Re: Have you ever got a patent? What are your experiences?Have you read the guidance from the Intellectual Property Office? If not, see here for some initial information: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/patent.htm(Original post by Jeester)
I've come up with an idea and I would like to patent it. (It is an invention, not intellectual property)
Has anyone else ever done this? How much did it cost?
How long did it take?
Was it easy to get?
How did you find out if someone else had already patented your idea?
Cheers
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Bear in mind that a given patent may only apply in a given jurisdiction and not worldwide. As a point of terminology, a patent *is* a form of intellectual property. -
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Re: Have you ever got a patent? What are your experiences?I have a patent pending. It's just under £10K we expect. This is a UK patent.(Original post by Jeester)
I've come up with an idea and I would like to patent it. (It is an invention, not intellectual property)
Has anyone else ever done this? How much did it cost?
How long did it take?
Was it easy to get?
How did you find out if someone else had already patented your idea?
Cheers
Jeester
It takes ages. It's on average around a year to be filed.
Yes, it's easy to get as long as it's original and there is nothing out there similar, patented or not.
They will search for you for under £500. This includes the whole world.
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Re: Have you ever got a patent? What are your experiences?Thank you!(Original post by Paradoxia)
I have a patent pending. It's just under £10K we expect. This is a UK patent.
It takes ages. It's on average around a year to be filed.
Yes, it's easy to get as long as it's original and there is nothing out there similar, patented or not.
They will search for you for under £500. This includes the whole world.
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