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		<title>prototype before patent?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[I tend to recommend a prototype ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I tend to recommend a prototype first.  Especially if the prototype can be completed without public disclosure.  Patents can be expensive for a product that may not succeed.  IMHO, you have to remember that the primary purpose of a patent is to help ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You may want to consider proving]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You may want to consider proving proof of concept prior to filing your patent. What do you do if you file a patent and then find out your concept does not work and you have to drastically alter your design to the point your patent does not cover the ori]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I agree, it is quite possible to]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I agree, it is quite possible to file a provisional patent or even a full patent without a working prototype.  The patent office itself lists as one example, and inventor who invents an improved eraser that uses "moon dust".  Although as a practical m]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 8:59:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[You can file your provisional pa]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You can file your provisional patent application now to protect your idea and it sets the start date for your invention. The PPA gives you one year to file the complete patent application. Also, be sure you are keeping a good inventor's log with all you]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 8:59:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I am caught in a whirlwind that ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am caught in a whirlwind that I believe a lot inventors go through...I have an idea that has to deal with electronics and I am pulling my hair out and not sleeping over this...Should I get a Prototype or have an attorney apply for a patent 1st? I do n]]></description>
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