Far-L

Thanks, glad I can help. I can honestly say that the money we spent to learn this stuff was money well spent, not just for our benefit but for others is good to know too.

If you create a company that has something that might be violating a patent that is going to make a huge difference in what kind of offers you would be able to tender. Of course, having a strong patent makes you ten times as valuable.

Also, keep in mind how you create a use makes a difference. A backpack manufacturer doesn't pay directly for the patent on the zipper sewn into the backpacks. The zipper manufacturer pays the patent for the right to make zippers.

Good idea to read up, then pay for an hour consultation with a patent attorney to ask all the questions you can. Keep in mind that the degree an attorney needs to practice patent law is specialized so you can't just talk to any attorney.

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