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I submitted an idea to Proctor & Gamble yesterday, and they responded right away with interest (not in the 3 month normal respnse). They are very interested in my product/idea. I am at the crossroad of needing drawings, patent, and $ for those things. The prototype can be had for very little as it is a simple product design. I want to file the prov. patent myself, but am unsure of the sucess. Is there anyone that offers collaboration on these types of deals? Thanks

Jameson..if you want some advise or someone to collaborate with send me a message.

The advice I would give would be to consult a lawyer right away. I would not file this prov. patent by yourself as you can make one mistake and get denied or not correctly protect yourself. A lawyer should be able to walk you through this. Also anyone who knows about the product that has been helping you etc make sure they sign a non-disclosure/confidentiality agreement to protect your trade secrets and other information obtained as right now you are not very well protected from someone (even P&G) stealing your idea. If you need any other help just shoot me a message on here and I can try to give some insight on the questions you may have.