Help with invention idea.
Discussion
Keep the idea confidential for the time being if there is any chance that you may want to file a patent application to protect it - if this is the case it is probably worth speaking with a Patent Attorney sooner rather than later. You could also try speaking to someone like BusinessLink who may be able to advise about seeking capital etc....
Good Luck
Alex
Good Luck
Alex
I have had similar experince of late.
Registered the web address, saw an IP lawyer and got the trade mark. Have kept it pretty quiet but we have gone through two demos when we had to show it to people in a raw state and it works and are now working up the 'production version'. Fine line between telling people enough to get them interested to help with the work and telling them and others too much too early and the world finding and someone (perhaps one of the customers involved in the market resaerch) stealing your thunder= confidentiality and non diosclousre agreements.
My focus has been on getting it developed so we can hit the market with a working product capable of being offered on a wider scale if demand is there whilist the competitors are 12-18 months behind in the hope that we can corner the market or retire before the copiers take it as it isn't something I can patent. I have kept the technical detail to myself it can be copied but without a particular algorithim I have developed any copies will never get certification.
Registered the web address, saw an IP lawyer and got the trade mark. Have kept it pretty quiet but we have gone through two demos when we had to show it to people in a raw state and it works and are now working up the 'production version'. Fine line between telling people enough to get them interested to help with the work and telling them and others too much too early and the world finding and someone (perhaps one of the customers involved in the market resaerch) stealing your thunder= confidentiality and non diosclousre agreements.
My focus has been on getting it developed so we can hit the market with a working product capable of being offered on a wider scale if demand is there whilist the competitors are 12-18 months behind in the hope that we can corner the market or retire before the copiers take it as it isn't something I can patent. I have kept the technical detail to myself it can be copied but without a particular algorithim I have developed any copies will never get certification.
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