Hello! I'm a lurker too.
Disclaimer: I have not done the entire process myself yet.
I'm working on my own prototype at the moment, but will file a provisional this week. I've read Stephen Key's book and advice on this forum. My understanding is that you should file a provisional patent soon. You can then adjust as you go forward after you receive feedback. You can do the provisional yourself and it's around $120 or so.
You can search for patent info in this forum, if you haven't already. And I do recommend Stephen Key's book One Simple Idea. He has a youtube channel, InventRight TV, and he was a forum member. There are some old threads with useful info.
Good Luck!
Disclaimer: I have not done the entire process myself yet.
I'm working on my own prototype at the moment, but will file a provisional this week. I've read Stephen Key's book and advice on this forum. My understanding is that you should file a provisional patent soon. You can then adjust as you go forward after you receive feedback. You can do the provisional yourself and it's around $120 or so.
You can search for patent info in this forum, if you haven't already. And I do recommend Stephen Key's book One Simple Idea. He has a youtube channel, InventRight TV, and he was a forum member. There are some old threads with useful info.
Good Luck!