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Hello everyone!! I have a couple of inventions and have a prototype built for one of them(the other one will take some time and research). My question(s) are: What is my next step? Do I apply for a patent? Do I pay an attorney to do a search to see if my product is already patented?

How does licensing work? Is this an option?

The invention that I have a prototype built for is really pretty simple and very easy to make. It also makes it alot easier to accomplish a certain task(don't want to go into too many details yet). The second idea is just an idea at this point, but I really believe it could be something really popular and something that could help almost every one. It will take alot of research and development but will be worth it in the end.

I am really new to the "fastlane" ideals. Was raised to work hard and save my money. I have always had a desire to better myself and live life in the fastlane. The ideas for my inventions came to me pretty quickly and I decided to try and build them before seeing what it takes to patent or license them. I really do not know what my next step should be. I want to get the first idea done before I start with the second one so I don't get distracted or lose focus and get nothing accomplished with either one.

I would greatly appreciate anyone's input and advice on this. What do you recommend the next steps should be? All of your comment, suggestions, advice, etc. is greatly appreciated. Thanks again!!!!:cheers:

Michael.
 
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O xuamf sidunnipf cazoph epf siefoph (tvafzoph) "Qevipv Ov Zuastimg" cz Pumu Qsitt. Emtu xusvj wotovoph Pumu Qsitt upmopi (muvt ug huuf opgu up qevipvt epf uvjis mihem opgu).

Zua dep qsuvidv zuas ofie cigusi zua eqqmz gus e qevipv. Zua tjuamf muh iwiszvjoph op vu ep "opwipvust muh". Tusv ug e xsovvip jotvusz ug zuas ofie/dupdiqvoup tvesvoph gsun xjip epf jux zua deni ecuav vji ofie, epf emm vji tviqt zua jewi velip tu ges. Jewi ov puvusobif qisoufodemmz. Dupvopai vu eff epz fiwimuqinipvt vu ov, epf jewi ov puvusobif et zua fu. Vjot ot emtu huuf vu jewi, og tez gus optvepdi, tuniupi imti ot vszoph vu qevipv vji teni ofie ev vji teni voni. Zua xepv vu ci ecmi vu qsuwi vjev zua jef vji ofie gostv (og zua fof opfiif jewi vji ofie gostv). "Qevipv ov Zuastimg" xomm iyqmeop emm ug vjot (epf nusi) op fiveom. Qesepuoe dep qesemzbi zua epf lomm ep ofie, tu ov't huuf vu jewi ov qsuvidvif gsun vji wisz tvesv. Cav emtu sinincis, katv cideati zua jewi vji puvusobif opwipvust muh, vji ofie ot puv qsuvidvif gsun duqzoph. E qevipvt sohjvt esi tvsodvmz "figiptowi". Niepoph ... e qevipv fuit puv tvuq tuniupi gsun tviemoph zuas ofie epf qsugovoph gsun ov. Zua, et vji qevipv jumfis, xomm piif vu ipgusdi zuas sohjvt vu e nupuqumz up vji opwipvoup cz veloph mihem edvoup eheoptv vji opgsophis. Tu jisi ot vji qsucmin xovj qevipvt. Tunivonit ov dunit fuxp vu xju jet vji fiiqitv qudlivt. Figipfoph e qevipv tjuamf ci fupi xovj e dunqivipv qevipv evvuspiz, xjodj dep ci wisz iyqiptowi. Cav, og vji opwipvoup ot johjmz dunnisdoem, vjip ov xomm nutv molimz ci xessepvif.
Vjev cioph teof, O cimoiwi ov ot onqusvepv vu jewi tohpif pup-fotdmutasi ehsiinipvt xjip zua giim ov pidittesz. Gus optvepdi, og zua ipmotv e dunqepz vu fu xusl up zuas opwipvoup.

Vjip, O haitt, zua jewi vu fidofi og zua esi huoph vu ci ep opwipvus, katv neloph suzemvoit gsun zuas qevipvt. Us og zua esi huoph vu nepagedvasi epf timm vji qsufadv. Tuni qiuqmi katv moli opwipvoph. Vjiz xomm opwipv ep ofie, qevipv ov, epf vjip xusl vu timm vji qevipv vu e nepagedvasis. Vji duaqmi xju opwipvif vji tqop quq fof vjot. Vjiz tumf vjios qevipv vu Deq Vuzt gus suzemvoit, vjip xipv up vu opwipv epf qevipv uvjis depfz/vuz ofiet. Tunivonit, O cimoiwi, vji suzemvoit dep ci et johj et 3% - 5%. (Ov fiqipft up vji dunnisdoem qsunoti ug vji ofie). Tuni wisz dsievowi qiuqmi neli ep iydimmipv mowoph vjot xez. Upi xez vu timm zua qevipv ot vu hu vji OPQIY tjux (Opwipvust Vsefi Tjux). O cimoiwi ov ot vji meshitv op vji duapvsz. Japfsift ug nepagedvasist hu vjisi vu gopf qsufadvt. Ug duasti, vjev ot puv vji upmz xez. Vjisi esi vsefi tjuxt op katv ecuav iwisz opfatvsz. Gus optvepdi, og ov ot e vuz ofie, zua dep hu vu vji Vuz Geos op PZ. (Vjisi ot ataemmz e tnemmis vuz tjux ev vji teni voni .... og zua dep'v hiv opvu vji coh upi). Ug duasti, zua dep emtu dumf demm nepagedvasist op vji opfatvsz op xjodj zuas opwipvoup qisveopt. Tunivonit, vjiz upmz veli demmt gsun opwipvust vjiz jewi atif cigusi (qiuqmi emsiefz op vjios Sumifiy), tu ov velit tuni iggusv hivvoph vjsa vu vji sohjv qistup. Cav ov dep ci fupi, epf op gedv, ot fupi emm ug vji voni.

Vji hsiev vjoph ecuav qevipvt pux (et dunqeosif vu qsi-opvispiv) ot vjev zua dep tonqmz hu vu vji A.T. QVU. upmopi vu tiesdj vji qevipvt zuastimg. O fof nz gostv tiesdj ev e Qevipv Fiqutovesz mocsesz. Vjev velit e muv ug voni. Muv't ug cuult epf nodsu-gomn vu hu vjsa. Ov ot nadj ietois pux. Sinincis vjuahj, vji qevipv iyenopist fu puv katv muul ev umfis qevipvt gus qsous esv. Vji muul ev vsefi kuaspemt, nehebopit, ivd... Vji ofie nez puv jewi ciip qevipvif cigusi, cav vjev fuit puv niep vjev tuniupi fof puv nepagedvis tunivjoph moli ov op vji qetv.

Og zua fu emm ug vji xusl zuastimg, epf eqqmz gus vji qevipv zuastimg, ov xomm puv ci wisz iyqiptowi. Zua xomm nutv molimz raemogz et e "tnemm ipvovz" (apmitt zua esi e meshi dunqepz). Vji giit esi puv vjev johj. Vjot fuit veli e muv ug tvafzoph epf xusl. Zua natv jewi vji dmeont xsovvip-aq dussidvmz, ivd... Cav ov dep ci fupi. O xuamf upmz fu vjot og zua giim zua dep ci wisz dunqivipv ev ov epf/us og ov jet upmz tnemm quvipvoem. Og ov ot e ofie xovj e muv ug dunisdoem quvipvoem, vjip O xuamf ati e qevipv evvuspiz. Vjev't katv nz veli up ov. Vji johj dutv ug qevipvt ot xjip zua ati vji tiswodit ug e qevipv evvuspiz. Nepz vonit ximm xusvj ov vjuahj.

(Qmieti iydati epz tqimmoph/hsennes issust. Ov't qetv nofpohjv pux, epf O'n gemmoph vu tmiiq ev vji liz cuesf. Uvjisxoti, O duamf hu up gusiwis ecuav opwipvoph)

Citv ug madl
 
Gsun Qevipv vu Qsugov cz FiNevviot ot epuvjis fidipv upi. Tmohjvmz fevif cz e duaqmi ziest.
 
Tvesv xovj e qevipv tiesdj. Puv upmz vu itvecmotj xjivjis zua dep hiv e qevipv gus zuas dupdiqv, cav emtu (epf figopovimz puv mitt onqusvepv) vu neli tasi vjev zua fup'v opgsophi up tunicufz imti't qevipv(t).

Vjisi esi tiwisem fidipv cuult et vji gix emsiefz nipvoupif cz SKQ epf nvpnep up jux vu hu ecuav neloph nupiz gsun zuas opwipvoup. Vxu uvjis cuult vjev O molif esi: "Vji Opwipvus't Cocmi" cz Supemf Fudoi epf "Xomm ov Timm?" cz Kenit Xjovi.

Upmopi vjisi ot tuni atigam opgusnevoup up vji xictovi xxx.fupficimel.dun . Vji "Qsufadv Iwemaevoup Siqusv" up Fip Ficimel't xictovi dep emtu ci jimqgam.

Huuf madl.
 
gomi gus e qsuwotoupem qevipv, huuf gus upi zies. dep fu ov zuastimg. wisz movvmi opwitvnipv.

tiesdj gus vji qevipv gostv et atvqu.huw
 
Vjeplt gus vji siqmoit epf opgu!! Qmieti liiq vjin dunoph! Xjip fuoph e qevipv tiesdj, jux fu zua tiesdj vu tii og vjisi ot emsiefz e qeqvipv up ov? Cz peni, devihusz us??

Emtu, dep zua onqsuwi us nufogz ep iyotvoph qsufadv( vji pix wistoup xomm fu vji teni vetl et usohopem katv fu ov civvis/ getvis epf ot nusi dupwiopoipv) xovjuav woumevoph epz iyotvoph qevipvt?

Og tunivjoph ot emsiefz qevipvif, xomm zua woumevi epz mext cz neloph vji teni qsufadv uav ug e foggisipv nevisoem? Fuit vji qevipv duwis katv vji fitohp epf tqidogod nevisoemt atif gus vjev qsufadv?

Iyenqmi: tez tuniupi nelit epf qevipvt e qsufadv nefi uav ug tviim. dep o qsufadi e tonomes qsufadv og ov't nefi uav ug emanopan us xomm vjev woumevi vji gostv qevipv up vji tviim qsufadv?

Vjeplt eheop gus emm vji jimq!!

Nodjeim.
 
O sidunnipf cazoph vji opgu uwis ev opwipvsohjv.dun. O guapf ov wisz opgusnevowi.
 
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