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		<title>Ideas that are not patentable </title>
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				<title><![CDATA[First, it is not "some ideas are]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[First, it is not "some ideas are not patentable". It is "ideas are not patentable", period.
You can patent something concrete - system, methods (lawyer talk) etc. Of course, you will try to make your claims as wide as you can.
Most paten]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Our product---navy signal flags-]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Our product---navy signal flags---can`t be patented, they`re in the
public domain. It isn`t the product that mattered to us, it`s the use
of the flags to personalize a message. Aside from the complexities of
making the flags, there`s the consumer educat[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A lot of folks have ideas for pr]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[A lot of folks have ideas for products that are new to them, but that have already been patented. 
It`s always a good idea to do a basic patent search before spending too much time or money trying to protect something that has already been pat]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Hi Dave,
  &#160;
  You ca]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  Hi Dave,
  &#160;
  You can bring a product to market without a patent.&#160; A patent basically excludes others
  from making and selling your product in a country where you have a patent.&#160; However,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Hello there Dave!!
Take adv]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  Hello there Dave!!
Take advantage of the free consultation a lot of patent attorneys give (especially if you go through your local SBA or SBDC) and get their advice on the patentablity.&#160; Then if it truly is not a patentable product, I ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  
    I have ideas for new p]]></title>
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    I have ideas for new products but I think that they are not patentable or would have a really weak patents. I know that there is endless information on bringing an idea/product to ma]]></description>
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