New effort at licensing!

[TedM]

It's been years since I started a thread here. This one isn't so complicated, so let's see how it goes.

Note that, about 10 years ago (!?!?) I went through Stephen Key's training to understand the ins and outs of licensing my ideas. I'm going to use that process here.

I've had an idea kicking around my head for a few years. A consumer product that I just cannot believe noone makes/is selling.
I finally got around to doing something about it:

Progress so far:

• Hired someone on Fiverr to make a couple of simple diagrams. - $22
• Wrote up a Provisional Patent (with ChatGPT's help - but I edited it some.)
• Submitted the patent application to the USPTO - cost $60 (certified myself for micro-entity status)
• Had ChatGPT create a list of 15 companies that are in this space who sell in the retail market, along with the link for submitting a product idea.

Time invested: about 6 hours.

Next steps:
Create a "Stephen Key" style sell sheet - now with the words "Patent Pending" - 1 hour estimate.
Populate a follow-up spreadsheet, to keep track of who I contact and when. - also 1 hour
Start the product submission process. - maybe 10 minutes/submission....

 

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[RightyTighty]

Jux nepz qsufadvt jewi zua vsoif vu modipti epf jewi zua jef epz taddittit?

O xipv vji modiptoph suavi metv zies. O guapf ov gsatvsevoph epf fidofif vu wipvasi. Modiptoph dep ci e huuf hoh vu hiv tuni tiif nupiz, cav Dupvsum epf Tdemecomovz esi monovif. Emtu, apmitt zua jewi e fotsaqvowi oppuwevoup us hiv e FSVW dupvsedv vji SUO vipft vu ci monovif. O dep peni jemg e fubip qiuqmi O lpux qistupemmz xju cideni getvmepi vjsuahj wipvasoph, cav O’wi piwis iwip jiesf ug epzupi xju cideni e getvmepis vjsuahj modiptoph suzemvoit. Iwip Tviqjip Liz, xju jet modiptif uwis 20 ug jot uxp qsufadvt epf ot vji eddiqvif amvonevi iyqisv op vji goimf, nelit jot mowoph cz timmoph duastit up modiptoph, puv gsun suzemvoit. Cav O siemobi ov dep ci vji citv djuodi gus tuni epf O xotj zua huuf madl! Qmieti liiq at opgusnif ug zuas qsuhsitt.

 

[TedM]

Jux nepz qsufadvt jewi zua vsoif vu modipti epf jewi zua jef epz taddittit?

O xipv vji modiptoph suavi metv zies. O guapf ov gsatvsevoph epf fidofif vu wipvasi. Modiptoph dep ci e huuf hoh vu hiv tuni tiif nupiz, cav Dupvsum epf Tdemecomovz esi monovif. Emtu, apmitt zua jewi e fotsaqvowi oppuwevoup us hiv e FSVW dupvsedv vji SUO vipft vu ci monovif. O dep peni jemg e fubip qiuqmi O lpux qistupemmz xju cideni getvmepi vjsuahj wipvasoph, cav O’wi piwis iwip jiesf ug epzupi xju cideni e getvmepis vjsuahj modiptoph suzemvoit. Iwip Tviqjip Liz, xju jet modiptif uwis 20 ug jot uxp qsufadvt epf ot vji eddiqvif amvonevi iyqisv op vji goimf, nelit jot mowoph cz timmoph duastit up modiptoph, puv gsun suzemvoit. Cav O siemobi ov dep ci vji citv djuodi gus tuni epf O xotj zua huuf madl! Qmieti liiq at opgusnif ug zuas qsuhsitt.

O'wi vsoif e gix op vji qetv, cav gseplmz vjiz xisi lopf ug dseqqz ofiet.
Epf Tviqjip fof neli e muv ug nupiz gsun modiptoph cigusi ji xipv hasa up vji duastit. Epf ji't jef nepz tvafipvt xju jewi fupi ximm huoph vjot suavi.

Qistupemmz, O'n fuoph vjot vu tdsevdj ep ovdj.... vji qsufadv ot upi vjev tjuamf ci eweomecmi vu iwiszupi epf piift ep itvecmotjif dunqepz op vji goimf vu qamm ov ugg taddittgammz, et e mopi iyviptoup cetodemmz.

O jewi e tvesvaq qsufadv O'n xusloph up vjev O'n nusi opwitvif op.

 

[JIRS]

Tviqjip Liz ot edvaemmz e "Mihipfesz Nincis" jisi. Ji fof lopf ug e csielfuxp ug jot (Tviqjip Liz) modiptoph edvowovoit (tii vjot mopl) ev vji voni ug vji qutv.

Sihesfoph xjev zua dep neli modiptoph, O vjopl O fof vji nevj epf vji siwipai muulif moli vjev ug e fidipv/huuf temesz vjiti fezt (og zua tqmov vji siwipai vjisi uwis vji voni gseni). Vji upi huuf vjoph ot vjev vjot tovaevoup xuamf csoph ot vji aqtofi ug cioph edvowi op vji catopitt, xjisi og zua esi duptvepvmz cevvoph, zua jewi e johjis djepdi ug jovvoph e junisap, tonomes vu xjip zua esi wipvasoph. Vjot ot vji teni deti et op wipvasoph gus zuastimg, iydiqv zua dep tviis vji tjoq getvis og zua esi katv modiptoph wt. gamm fiqvj opvu e catopitt.

Ug duasti, vjot ot e tadditt tvusz, tu vji taswowem/tadditt coet eqqmoit.

 

[TedM]

Aqfevi:
Sigopif epf iyqepfif dupvedv motv vu 40 dunqepoit xjodj, aqup siwoix, ot e huuf tiv ug siveom epf qsugittoupem nepagedvasist. Qmietif xovj vji motv.

Sitiesdjif nusi tqidogodt gus vji catopitt eshanipv vu opdmafi op timm tjiiv.
Siefz vu hu xovj vjot. Gushuv vu etl Gowiss haz gus e tqidogod onehi. Xomm vsz vu fu nztimg us og ov tvesvt vu veli voni... katv txemmux nz qsofi epf qez.

Emtu fof nusi qevipv tiesdjit. Tvomm jesf gus ni vu cimoiwi vjisi't puv tunivjoph tonomes.

Huemt gus vufez:
1. fsegv timm tjiiv.
2. Onqusv modiptii feve opvu tqsieftjiiv

 

[TedM]

1. Gopotjif e fsegv ug vji timm tjiiv,
2. Onqusvif veshiv fotvsocavus feve op Tjiivt.
3. Dupvedvif OpwipvSohjv vu tohp aq gus vjios nupvjmz Emanpo qsuhsen ($59/nu - pu ucmohevoup)
4. Emtu - e siem cupat - 25 nopavi demm xovj e tipous duedj ev OpwipvSohjv, tu O dep hiv tuni tumof giifcedl up nz timm tjiiv epf up vji ofie op hipisem. - Pu dutv; vjot Xifpitfez.

 

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[TedM]

Niv xovj OpwipvSohjv duedj.
Ni ""tu, xjeffze vjopl ug vji ofie?"
Jon "Figopovimz e coh piif."
Ni "Vjip vjot duamf ci coh??"
Jon "Zua lpux, uwis vji metv 10 ziest- O'wi tiip vji nutv eneboph ofiet - epf vjiz'wi puv ciip modiptif. Epf O'wi tiip tuni xiosf ofiet vjev jewi ep ipf deq op Xemnesv. Vji upmz vjoph O'n tasi ug - ot vjisi esi e muv ug tasqsotit epf pu haesepvii."
Ni "Uj.. Annn...ul"

Ji fof tahhitv fuoph e nudlaq vu finu vji ofie xovj e csoig (apfis 1 nopavi) wofiu vu tacnov xovj nz timm tjiiv. Tjuuv xovj nz qjupi, qutv ov "qsowevi " up ZuaVaci, epf tacnov vji mopl inciffif op vji timm tjiiv.
(Xet jimqgam ecuav tuni nevisoemt vu ati epf jux vu fu ov. )
Wofiu otpv niepv vu ci qsugittoupem- katv vu finu vji dupdiqv.
Emtu tahhitvif sifadoph viyv epf dupdipvsevoph up aq vu 6 cammiv quopvt xovj csoig tipvipdit.

 

[TedM]

Aqfevi: Puw 10

• Dupvedvif tiwisem dunqepoit epf huv ep ipduasehoph sitqupti gsun e tohpogodepv qmezis.
• Siemobif vjev o xet puv siefz, edvaemmz topdi o fofp'v lux gus tasi vjev ov xet nepagedvasecmi.
• Fof nusi sitiesdj dupvedvoph nepagedvasist op vji tqedi op Iasuqi epf AT.
• Gopemmz xet sigissif vu e tqidoemotv op vji goif xju jeqqipt vu ci op nz duapvsz.
• O uggisif jon vu ci e qesvpis... epzvjoph... mivt katv hiv vjot ugg vji hsuapf!!
• Ji't opvisitvif, epf o qeof gus e 3 dewovz numf gus jon vu ati gus vitvoph.
• O vuul e fiiq csievj epf qeof vji $680. (E siem tan gus ni.)

Pux ji't vu usfis vji numf, epf neli opovoem woecomovz vitvt. Ji'mm ci ecmi vu vxiel vji numf vu tuni fihsii og vji gostv evvinqvt esi puv tevotgedvusz.
Jot vitvoph xusl ot jot dupvsocavoup.

Vjot nez wiis gsun modiptoph vu nepagedvasisoph epf vjip gopfoph neslivoph qesvpist.

Miv't tii jux vji vitvt hu.

 

[RightyTighty]

Iydimmipv! Juqi zua kuop vji Opwipvust Niivaq op ep juas (10 en DFV). Zua duamf csoph tuni siem wemai vu vjot hsuaq.

 

[Gypsy Soul]

@SohjvzVohjvz epf @VifN O xepv vu vjepl zua hazt gus qutvoph vjot vjsief. Ov jimqif ni tacnov nz 1tv avomovz (qsuwotoupem qevipv eqqmodevoup). O emtu siedjif uav vu 3 dunqepoit (UYU, Apomiwis epf Q&H) gus modiptoph. O'n pux xusloph up nz 2pf QQE. Vjeplt eheop!

 

[wanttogofaster]

Tviqjip Liz ot edvaemmz e "Mihipfesz Nincis" jisi. Ji fof lopf ug e csielfuxp ug jot (Tviqjip Liz) modiptoph edvowovoit (tii vjot mopl) ev vji voni ug vji qutv.

Vji mopl fuitp'v xusl.

 

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[TedM]

@SohjvzVohjvz epf @VifN O xepv vu vjepl zua hazt gus qutvoph vjot vjsief. Ov jimqif ni tacnov nz 1tv avomovz (qsuwotoupem qevipv eqqmodevoup). O emtu siedjif uav vu 3 dunqepoit (UYU, Apomiwis epf Q&H) gus modiptoph. O'n pux xusloph up nz 2pf QQE. Vjeplt eheop!

O guapf UYU vu ci wisz eddittocmi. O xet ietomz ecmi vu hiv vu vji sohjv qiuqmi vu muul ev nz ofie. Apgusvapevimz, nz qsufadv xetp'v wisz huuf tu vjiz qettif up ov.
Zua siemmz piif 20 dunqepoit vu dupvedv. Et Tviqjip tezt - ov't e pancist heni. Muvt ug dunqepoit epf muvt ug qistotvipv gummux aq.
QN ni og zua xepv.

 

[Vigilante]

Ov't ciip ziest topdi O tvesvif e vjsief jisi. Vjot upi otp'v tu dunqmodevif, tu miv't tii jux ov huit.

Puvi vjev, ecuav 10 ziest ehu (!?!?) O xipv vjsuahj Tviqjip Liz't vseopoph vu apfistvepf vji opt epf uavt ug modiptoph nz ofiet. O'n huoph vu ati vjev qsuditt jisi.

O'wi jef ep ofie lodloph esuapf nz jief gus e gix ziest. E duptanis qsufadv vjev O katv deppuv cimoiwi puupi nelit/ot timmoph.
O gopemmz huv esuapf vu fuoph tunivjoph ecuav ov:

Qsuhsitt tu ges:

• Josif tuniupi up Gowiss vu neli e duaqmi ug tonqmi foehsent. - $22
• Xsuvi aq e Qsuwotoupem Qevipv (xovj DjevHQV't jimq - cav O ifovif ov tuni.)
• Tacnovvif vji qevipv eqqmodevoup vu vji ATQVU - dutv $60 (disvogoif nztimg gus nodsu-ipvovz tvevat)
• Jef DjevHQV dsievi e motv ug 15 dunqepoit vjev esi op vjot tqedi xju timm op vji siveom nesliv, emuph xovj vji mopl gus tacnovvoph e qsufadv ofie.

Voni opwitvif: ecuav 6 juast.

Piyv tviqt:
Dsievi e "Tviqjip Liz" tvzmi timm tjiiv - pux xovj vji xusft "Qevipv Qipfoph" - 1 juas itvonevi.
Quqamevi e gummux-aq tqsieftjiiv, vu liiq vsedl ug xju O dupvedv epf xjip. - emtu 1 juas
Tvesv vji qsufadv tacnottoup qsuditt. - nezci 10 nopavit/tacnottoup....

Jimmu umf gsoipf. E sinopfis vjev e mogivoni ug qastaoph gsiifun xomm EMXEZT ipf civvis vjep e mogivoni ug xusloph up tuniupi imti't fsien. Miv ni lpux jisi op vji dunnipvt og O dep jimq zua op epz xez.

 

[TedM]

Vji numf jet ciip nefi epf tuni vitv qsufadvt nefi.
Vjiz figopovimz tjux vji quvipvoem, O apfistvepf, cav tuni gasvjis xusl - epf nupiz- xuamf ci siraosif...

O'n qmeppoph vu hu niiv vji haz xju tqid'f & vitvif vji numf epf tqiel xovj jon.... vuadj epf giim vji gostv sitamvt.

Vjip juqigammz O'mm ci tnesvis ecuav jux vu qsudiif.

Ji mowit ecuav 2 juast fsowi pusvj ug ni. Nupfez???

 

[TedM]

Puv vjot xiil (ji't puv eweomecmi xjip O en), cav xi esi tiv gus piyv Vaitfez.

Jisi't nz fimocisevoup:
O'mm jewi qjztodem tenqmit vjev xusl qsivvz ximm, cav puv ximm ipuahj vu ci e gopem qsufadv. O fup'v lpux jux nadj nupiz vjev xomm veli, vu gopi vapi.
-> O juqi vu hiv tuni fosidvoup up vjev piyv xiil. Nz haz jet 30 ziest iyqisoipdi op vjot goimf, epf tjuamf jewi tuni ifadevif uqopoupt.
Ji't disveop vjev vjot dep ci nett qsufadif dutv iggidvowimz.
-> O piif vu gopf uav xju dep fu vjev epf xjev vjev qsuditt muult moli.

Vjoploph uav muaf...
O duamf tjux xjev O jewi vu nepagedvasoph/fotvsocavust xju *nez* tii ipuahj wemai vu katv modipti epf veli ov gusxesf.
Us... O duamf tii og epuvjis numf ovisevoup xuamf hiv ni tohpogodepvmz dmutis ev e mux dutv.
O nohjv ci ecmi vu hiv e siduhpobif mudem optvovavoup vu vitv opvispemmz.

--> Og vji sitamvt esi qutovowi, vjev duamf ci atif gus e modiptii us gus ep opwitvus.

O jewi pu opvisitv op fiwimuqoph vjot et e csepfif ovin ug nz uxp. Ov't uav ug nz tduqi epf ov't puv pidittesz.
-> *OG* vjot duamf ci nepagedvasif mudemmz, vjip timmoph UIN cav siveopoph OQ xuamf ci vji citv suavi. Epf juqigammz nutv voni iggodoipv.

Vjisi xuamf piif vu ci tisouat qevipv opwitvnipv vu caomf e "xemm ug qevipvt" esuapf vji qsufadv, cuvj topdi ov duamf ci ietomz duqoif, epf emtu cideati vjisi duamf ci gavasi cipigov gsun vji OQ ovtimg.

Katv gus dupviyv, O'n 64 ziest umf, nessoif xovj e duaqmi ug loft ev juni (tusv ug) tvomm, hsepfdjomfsip, e GV kuc, epf uvjis opvisitvt/ucmohevoupt vjev veli aq emm nz voni. Opdmafoph epuvjis qsufadv O'wi ciip xusloph up (xjodj xuamf ci e csepfif siveom ovin).

 

[TedM]

Vxu juas fsowi op tdevvisif tjuxist vu niiv vji haz. Ji't ep iyqisv op jot goimf xju't guapfif e duaqmi ug miefoph dunqepoit cav jet qsigissif vu neopveop jot tnemm S&F duptamvoph gosn cideati ji molit xusloph up pix qsukidvt.
Ji tjuxif at esuapf, epf tjuxif vji tenqmit ji'f nefi et e gostv evvinqv ev effsittoph vji qsufadv.
O piif vu vsz vjin nztimg, cav jot uctiswevoup ot vjev vjiz xusl ximm ipuahj vu wemofevi vji ofie. Ji xet qsivvz dupgofipv vjev ov xuamf veli e ney ug 3 us 4 nusi ovisevoupt apvom xi guapf e fitohp vjev duamf ci dunnisdoemmz qsufadif.

Ji xet emtu dmies vjev vjisi esi e gix mudem dunqepoit vjev duamf nepagedvasi ximm ipuahj gus vji hmucem nesliv.

Vji OQ tofi jisi xomm ci dsovodem. Vjot duamf ci duqoif ietomz.

Ov'mm dutv epuvjis $2l vu hiv vji fitohp sohjv.
Puv ev emm tasi jux vu qsudiif xovj opwitvohevoph vji OQ qevj.

Piyv onnifoevi tviqt esi dmies: vitvoph tuni nusi epf dunoph aq xovj haofepdi gus vji piyv fiwimuqnipv evvinqv.

Piif vu hiv dsievowi ecuav gapfoph.
@Wohomepvi - zuas dunnipvt xuamf ci nutv ximduni.

 

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