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WB: Your products look well made and clearly thought out. You may think however, that you are protected by your "Poor Man's" Patent. Unfortunately, Patents don't work that way. Copywrites can if you have the right judge. But fighting anything in federal court is not easy and is especially expensive. It would cost you no less than one million dollars to defend a federal Patent infringement suit. There are law firms out there that specialize in stealing ideas like yours because they know you can't afford to defend your position. Patents are not that expensive to acquire and do protect you. Investors do purchase patents. Also, if you are truly serious, and I believe you are, Please change your tag line. No one is going to take you seriously with your statement that says, "i never met a whiskey i didn't like....." All of this said, keep the ideas coming. I especially like the boiler, it looks better than anything else I've seen out there. Good luck and we all wish you great success.
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it is up to a judge, not a lawyer Judges are lawyers...
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You may have the Lord, but they have Lawyers!
Won't matter to the Chinese if you have both. If they want to copy and produce something, they will... For instance..
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There have been heaters in stove flues for a hundred years.
And hollow boilers have been around for a long time.
And TIG welding isn't innovative.
Nice tents but my Notrhface has taken a lot of abuse in 25 years.
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I'm not sure what he's supposed to patent. A metal box to hold fire?
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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I'm not sure what he's supposed to patent. A metal box to hold fire? Some one patented a Hula hoop.
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Amazon patented a lighting arrangement for taking pictures:
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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at least the pros outweigh the cons.... thanks for all the pm's gentlemen!
keep up the negativity... i gave up because being negative never got me anywhere good.
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Can a competitor make small changes to my invention and avoid my patent?
It depends. The value of a patent depends on how "broad" the coverage is, as defined by the patent's claims (see our "how to read patent claims" page). If the invention claimed in a patent represents only a small advance over what went before it, the range of products the patent may cover is also small. On the other hand, if your invention is wholly new, then the range of equivalents is equally large. Most inventions fall somewhere between these extremes.
The determination of the breadth of a potential patent is a matter of analyzing the extent of the "prior art" and the range of things which might be covered under the patent. You should consult a patent professional for advice on the breadth of your invention.
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is my website protected under a copyright? if so then shouldn't all the content of the website be protected?
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and as far as date of concept, do the youtube videos offer me anything valuable as far as a previous date of proof of invention?
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is my website protected under a copyright? if so then shouldn't all the content of the website be protected? nope doesnt work that way.....what you write falls under different rules than physical stuff
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oh and you will go broke defending the what you write part aswell....know this from running two small newspapers....not worth the money it costs to fight it unless your someone like the NYT, anyone smaller will run out of money in lawyers fees long before a judgement is made....
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is my website protected under a copyright? if so then shouldn't all the content of the website be protected? Could be effective notice of liability. Part of the Patent process is to research you are not infringing upon a previous Patent.
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there is nothing similar out there to my designs as far as i have been able to research.
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talking to a lawyer today... i have a business major working out the plan as well. Thanks for all of the advise. will post when i have made progress. God Bless wham
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is my website protected under a copyright? if so then shouldn't all the content of the website be protected? nope doesnt work that way.....what you write falls under different rules than physical stuff well what about the pictures? those are admissible evidence?
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is my website protected under a copyright? if so then shouldn't all the content of the website be protected? nope doesnt work that way.....what you write falls under different rules than physical stuff are you a lawyer of some sort?.....inventor?....know it all?
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None of the above. Well, maybe the last one.
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