Legal Question in Business Law in Michigan

creating toys for kids & adults

I have invented a toy that can fit both kids & adults up to 250lb.

I cant afford the mess of patend.

how do I go about selling the idea to a company ?

How can I protect my idea?

thanks

Karen--name removed--


Asked on 11/08/06, 8:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Patrick Tracy Patrick J. Tracy, Esq, P.E.,

Re: creating toys for kids & adults

There are two things that you can do. One is to file a provisional patent application, the cost is less than 100.00 and the second thing that you can do is to have your potential buyer sign a non-disclosure agreement. Bear in mind that once you offer your product for sale under Federal law you have only one year to file a patent application. Thus, I recommend that you write a good disclosure of the invention and file this as a provisional patent application, and if it does work out you can have an attorney write a utility application, and claim priority based on the provisional.

Good luck!

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Answered on 11/08/06, 9:48 am


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