@David Olenick - I don't know anything about this, but I know you can
patent a process or method. I would try for that to protect your
discovery. - HowToLou
wow! only $125?? i always thought it was more expensive haha - peter c
Instead for advertising for your company/product, you actually helped me
out understand what's going on. - Thelochias2
Great Video Lou !
Is this patenting process available for US citizens only, or can foreign
citizens apply for patents with the US patent office as well ?
Thanks. - Golden Blend
I have made a discovery that changes Biorhythm and making it work. It's not
an invention but a discovery that will save millions of lives. How can I
protect it and how can I be tested. I contacted the Amazing Randi but they
said I would have to provide the proof. I would appreciate help from
anybody. Thanks - David Olenick
Thx a lot for your effort. It has really helped to understand the process.
Thx again. GOD BLESS! --- Ravi, Mumbai, India. - Ravi Palwankar
Hi Lou, I want to say thanks for taking the time to share your experiences,
I take your tutorial as a guide to request a temporary patent, did not have
any experience in the subject, a few days ago I get the notification and as
you say it is very difficult to understand, the notice says, if required,
foreign filing license Granted: 02/14/2014 the country code and number of
priority application, to be used for filing abroad under the Paris
Convention is U.S. 61/999, 888. I can say I have a patent? thanks for
reading and thanks for the help you give to many more. - P o Bec
THANKS A LOT THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR GOD BLESS YOU!! - Beto Dominguez
Thank you buddy! - 12FluffyBunnies
im currently working on a provisional patent. in the packet i got in the
mail it has several more sections of information to fill in than what you
have shown. for example: specification, title of invention, background of
invention, brief summary of invention, Brief Description of the Several
Views of the Drawing, Detailed Description of the Invention, Claim or
Claims, Abstract of the Disclosure, Drawings, Oath or Declaration. some of
them sound like they are asking for the same thing over and over. do they
all need to be completed? - guy starwalker
stephen a provisional isn't a patent pending and not a patent of protection
only 12month for you to do a real patent. - trinidadbreeze
Would it be safe to post a demo of my tattoo machine on youtube? - Matthew Forrest
So if it gets approved for the one year patent will it be approved for the
20 year patent? - Aholeintheozone
I have never done a utility patent, but your 1-year provisional patent is
the basis for building your 20-year patent. Provisional patents are fairly
easy to get approved. Full patents are a little more difficult. I would
recommend that you do get help from a patent attorney. They will know how
to do the up-front work, so that your patent gets accepted. They will also
know how to help you patch holes in your claims, so that someone else can't
rip off your idea. Shop for a better price! - HowToLou
Yep, I have several links to the USPTO on my web site at
howtolou(dot)com/patent-an-invention. However, provisional patents are
different than full patents. You will get a response in 6 weeks. The claims
section is not required in a Provisional Patent. See
uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s601.html - HowToLou
Hey again. I have another question, if you could help out thatd be great!
Is the Claims section left out in the provisional application r should I
put some in there? ...r would that hurt me? Also what else can be left out
of the provisional compared to the nonprovsional? - Fishcitybuildings
Ok Lou. I'm on it. Thanx again. - Matthew Forrest
@Bruce T - Answers: 1 - Don't put your product on the market until you get
the patent approval back from the government. 2 - Include patent pending on
every product after you get your approval. 3 - I'm not sure on this one,
but I think it's after you get your approval. 4 - Yes, if that use is not
covered in the original product patent. Good luck -Lou - HowToLou
Technically, yes you can put it on youtube, once you get your patent, but I
would not make it public. Post it as a private video, only viewable to
people to whom you give the URL. Then send emails to all the tattoo
equipment makers, with the link, and let them know what amount of money you
want for your invention, and to what extent you what to be involved, after
they pay you. Tell them if you want lump sum or per unit royalties, for
example. Do want to be part owner of the business... - HowToLou
Great video! Thanks for sharing! - Sundh
True that, Sir. At least we have these relatively inexpensive provisional
patents, but they cost way more than a stamp. - HowToLou
Hey I have an Idea and I need your help with Getting it Patten. Patten my
Idea Is a littel more complicated then you explained can you email me on
youtube or yahoo email. lindabeals45@yahoo.com thank you so much. - linda beals
Hey, I already have a provisional patent application for a software
application for musical instruction - could I use that app to file for a
utility patent directly through the uspto? My patent attorney is going to
charge me 10 - 15k! I would very much appreciate any advice - Thanks! - Ted M. McGuire
Hey Lou....great video....Had a question right at the 10min point in your
video....Will they always send you something back on a provisional
patent.....I thought that they didnt look at provisional patents? So how
can they send you an approval or a denial letter while in patent pending
status? because i thought they didnt look at them until you filed a
nonprovisional patent!.......also a seperate question...Can i file a
provisional design patten and utility patent on same sheet? sorry thanks - Fishcitybuildings
Hey, great video, I've heard that investors won't usually sign a nda
(venture capitalist/angel investors) is that true? I already have a patent
pending/ppa but, how can I feel comfortable telling anyone my idea with out
some sort of contractual agreement? I would very much appreciate advice on
this - Thanks! - Ted M. McGuire
Patent offices in over 300 countries conviened in the 70's to unify the
Patent Specification. If you want Patent protection in a specific country,
you have to file your specification in that country. The good new is, the
requirements have the same format. So, make multiple copies and break out
your wallet. The price for a Utility Patent Specification varies from
country to country, so CALL THEM and find out how much they want. - BIGAL8370
You use even numbers to leave space, in case you need to add other numbers
after it gets reviewed, for some reason. I am not sure why you have to
start with 10. Maybe the reviewers like the way the two-digit numbers stand
out and are not as easily confused with the letters "I" and "O", but that
is a total guess. - HowToLou
Ted - I find it hard to believe that a provisional patent leaves you like a
sitting duck. The whole point of them, as I understand, is to give you one
year of protection, while you find a market for your product. The
provisional patent records the date when you filed the invention. While you
may not be able to take legal action, solely with the provisional patent,
you could use it to get a full patent with that original invention date and
then take legal action. You pay $125 for something. - HowToLou
Why do you use even numbers to label parts? (Also, why >=10 numbers?) - TheRealGeriBoss
Ted - I just searched all my comments and did not find any mention of $750.
The only dollar figure I know for sure is the $125 filing fee for a
provisional patent. I also know that utility patents are much more
expensive, like $5,000 or so. It really depends on what you are patenting
and what kind of deal you can get from your attorney. - HowToLou
Maybe. You have to file for a regular patent before the year is up, and go
throught the normal process. The provisional patent lets you protect your
idea and give you a year to sell it to a company or get funding to do it
yourself, or test the market and see if it is worth paying for a full
patent. Say you invented a great new soda flavor. You would get the
one-year patent and then put Coke and Pepsi in a bidding war for your
flavor, or start your own kickstarter funded pop company. -Lou - HowToLou
When you file a Utility Patent...it's good for 20 years and NO, it does NOT
cost thousands of dollars. Mine ran a bit over $750. A specification will
consist of the following: 1. Table of Contence. 2. Title of the Invention.
3. Background of the Invention. 4. Objects of the Invention. 5. Summery of
the Invention. 6. Brief Description of the Drawings. 7. Refrence Listing.
8. Detailed Description of the Drawings. 9. Claims. 10. Abstract of the
Invention. And then your drawings. - BIGAL8370
I'm almost ready to show my tattoo machine to companies. Is there a simple
way to get a list of manufacturers? - Matthew Forrest
@clubsoda69 - All 8 pages of my patent application is at
howtolou(dot)com/patent-an-invention - HowToLou
Thanks for this video, I learned a lot. A couple of questions: I was told
you had to use black and white pictures is that true or can I send color
picts? Can I send pictures of how it is use? This will include a person in
the picture and or another object to show how it is used. - Teresa cardenas
You can get away with a lot more,, in provisional patents, than you can
with full patents. For example, pictures are ok with provisional, whereas
full require drawings, You should not use color. Check print menu. There
should be an option to print pictures in gray scale. I think MS Paint will
also convert to gray scale. Yes, other objects are OK, but clearly list and
label EVERYTHING. I don't know if a person is ok in the picture, but I
suspect it is. Avoid if you can. Good Luck! - HowToLou
As I may have mentioned, get the specifications from the USPTO and research
other Patents to understand the language used for each section. Do it
yourself. However, when it comes to section called "Claims" get legal help.
Also, you can find Attys that are authentically regestered with USPTO. Go
to the Site W*W*W* (dot) U*S*P*T*O(dot)g*o*v ^^^Address without the stars.
Brother, there is no reason it should cost you that much. Make sure your
Atty is USPTO authentic. All my best. - BIGAL8370
Wow! I am so glad you answered me! I will let you know the outcome and
thank you so very much! - Carol Stuve
Tough call. Carefully examine the existing patent (use google patents), and
see if it covers the same concept you are considering. A household vacuum
patent, for example might be “a method for picking up dirt, with inward air
flow”. You can’t patent that same concept, for use in a car vac, for
instance, but you could patent the rotating brush, because that is not air
flow. I would talk to a patent attorney. Some will give you a free 30
minutes, to get acquainted. Don't give up! - HowToLou
thanks so much great help! - Ivonne Torres
Sorry Lou. WTH are you talking about? The Claims section of a specification
is the extent to which your invention is Patented. It IS the Patent. By
telling people to leave it out, you are calling for the suicide of the
inventors invention. - BIGAL8370
Good info, if you want to patent in multiple contries. - HowToLou
Hard truth people, get the facts from the horses mouth. Contact (USPTO
[dot] gov) Request their specification guide book. Also, look up other
specifications for other inventions that are like yours. You can do it all
yourself but I suggest you get legal help when it comes to the "Claims"
portion of the specification. The Patent Office has a 2 year back log
they're trying to catch up on, have no illusions of how long your
specification will sit on the shelf. (More below) - BIGAL8370
Hey Lou, just curious, if you file your provisional patent electronically
is your invention considered "PATENT PENDING"? Or do you still need to wait
for a reply from the USPTO? Also... i want to license my invention to a
company, but if I only have a PATENT PENDING (and not a non-provisional
patent) will I lose my rights to file a non-provisional patent because I
showed it to the public before getting a non-provisional patent? Also,
where can I see the text of this PPA? Its not on your site. - Stephen King
Congrats! If you can build and sell it yourself, you can make them and
start selling them, as I do at FoosTrian(dot)com. If the invention must be
made by a company, then mail your idea off to as many competing companies
as you can, that might want the idea. Ideally, you want them to get into a
bidding war over your idea. You are only protected for one year, so start
right away. - HowToLou
@Fish Tank Decorations - The Claims section is not required. Some lawyers
think it is better to add them, some think it is better to leave them out.
I fall on the "leave them out" side, because it is easier, and that is one
less thing the reviewers can reject. I just added a link on my web site to
the USPTO requirements for provisional vs nonprovisional patents. -Lou - HowToLou
i dont see this PPA on your website anywhere! Where is it? I want to take a
closer look at what you wrote. THANKS! - Stephen King