Dana

[Dana]

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?

[Dana]

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 prototype drawing, for which I would have to pay $400. I paid, they had the drawing done but now they’re saying the next step is to license a provisional patent and show it to investors, and they’re asking me to pay $4500 for that. To me it seems a bit over the top. Please give me some advice on what I could do at this point.

[Dana]

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 who could help me do it so I would eventually have to hire a mechanical engineer too. This is something I’d really like to avoid because I don’t want my idea to be stolen.

Do you have any experience in dealing with something like this? Could you give me some advice?

Thanks!

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