I just saw something on TV that made me sick. It was a slick advertisement for these people:
Just because it's free doesn't make it free.
I just saw something on TV that made me sick. It was a slick advertisement for these people:
Just because it's free doesn't make it free.
I get a kick out of this line:
All viable submissions will be forwarded to the Patent & Trademark Institute of America? to ensure each new idea is refined, clear, and ready to be legally protected. PTI assists you with the help of technical writers, graphic artists, and patent attorneys. PTI has the resources required to help you prepare your idea to be marketed to industry.
If you disclose an idea to them before making a patent application you have little protection. At least with a lawyer there are ethics standards and a whole bunch of other safeguards.
I think the Yellow Pages would serve a better purpose. Armed with a list of local attorneys you can call each one and find out who does patent work. Networking with other engineers can also help find reputable people.
hey, i thought everyone knew that inventor companies were right there with instant weight loss and baldness cures :>)
Bill
Everybody should, but not everybody does. I work with a company that does some similar stuff and is actually ethical, to my sincere belief. But even I can't be 100% certain of that. There is no way for the average person to tell an ethical company from an unethical one except by getting some good legal advice. Sharing your idea with anyone is dangerous . . . IF it's a good idea. Of course about 98% of what "inventors" come up with are NOT good ideas.
Mark 'Sporky' Stapleton Watermark Design, LLC
Another way to find out if a company is ethical is to get screwed by them. But that just plain sucks.
Corey
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