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You can license an invention that is Patent Pending.
You can get the patent pending status for 12 months by filing a Provisional Patent Application with USPTO for $65.

A provisional patent application is a low cost placeholder ($65.00) for applicants who qualify for micro-entity status that establishes a filing date for an invention but will not…[Read more]

You can always find a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent in your area using our Patent Attorney Directory or just use Google.

Hi, from my experience it is very hard to license an idea without having a patent for it. I honestly don’t know of any examples where this has been done before but there might be a few out there.

Sorry, I don’t really have any valuable advice in this area unfortunately.

Thank you so much for your advice, I will do this right away. If it ends up being a scam, at least I didn’t lose too much money. $400 still sounds a lot for a prototype drawing, but at least I got something in return for that money, right?

As I said on the other thread, you’d want to ask them the following questions:
– what exactly will the $4,500 get you?
– ask for a list of things they will do for that money.
– is there a refund if they aren’t able to license your idea?
– how many products have they tried to license and how many have they actually licensed?

My guess is that less…[Read more]

You should definitely ask them the following questions:
– what exactly will the $4,500 get you?
– ask for a list of things they will do for that money.
– is there a refund if they aren’t able to license your idea?
– how many products have they tried to license and how many have they actually licensed?

My guess is that less than 1% of all their…[Read more]

Hello,

I recently called an agent from a patent company and told them about an idea of mine. We signed a contract before revealing the idea and they told me that they would let me know in the following 24h if they accept to go forward with my idea.

The manager then called me and said they’re accepting, and that the first step would be to make a…[Read more]

Hi Mike,

You don’t need to have your patent before you start pitching your idea to a company. What you need is to apply for a patent first to try and maintain some level of control or protection on your idea, and only then try to pitch or sell your idea to the company to see if they would be willing to buy or license your patent application from…[Read more]

Hello Jess, do you think it is possible to license an idea without having a patent?

Hi Jess, I’m working on a small invention that involves creating a physical object, but I have no experience in writing patents, nor do I have enough knowledge of mechanical engineering to do it.

I was thinking of getting a patent attorney but I’m not sure if they could give me advice on how to actually build my project, and I don’t know anyone…[Read more]