When I see most of Inventor 's shows on TV, I can see the people financially suffering from disasters. You took out the second mortgage in the house, used all the bits of the savings they had and lived in their cars, talking after the story of those in danger of bankruptcy listen. These were made with cameras. They had thousands of entrants and only a few people were televised. Please think that some of the people who did not enter the TV after being auditioned spent as much money as you saw. Another thing you need to consider is that everyone who is not on the TV was looking for someone to put out ideas and put it on the market.
There are a large number of invention submission companies, and now it is increasing to provide help to raise the price and pay attention to enrich everyone. Unfortunately, not all of them have your best interest in their hearts. As long as you empty your bank account and your checks are clearing the bank, I really do not care whether your item will go on the market. Regardless of who you choose, you must understand that they provide the service and that you must pay the price for every service you use.
If you come to them and I have an idea of X and want to do a patent search, I would like to apply for a patent. I would like to make a prototype, send my idea to the company, and license it. They are willing to do all things ... at a charge. It is not their job for your idea to smell bad. They are offering the services you requested. They want to offer the service you said that they would like to pay for a fee.
Please think this like this. If a company that cuts down as a service is working across the street from your house, you go to them and "Can you cut my grass?" They said "Yes, we are X I can do it by the amount "I will say. If you say, I hope to cut my grass every week when you need it. They set your schedule and cut your turf every week as needed. Because you are paying customers and they are asking you to serve you. They will also find another company that wants to do it weekly if you cut your grass every week to judge whether it is necessary and disappoint you. So, is that a bad company that gives you what you want even when you do not need it?
When going to a patent attorney's office and asking me to search my patent for my own idea, my lawyer says "Have you been to Google.com/patent? "Going to a design company," Can you make this for titanium for titanium? Do you expect them to say "What is your plan about this?" What?
When you say to a maker with your designed product, "You want me to make 5000 things with red and blue". You will not make this for you until these can come to the market and prove that you can restore your money.
If it is expected to happen, you will be disappointed seriously because it is very unlikely that it will happen. why? They engage in business to earn money, they are selling you a service and you are asking to run the service. Whether you feel that you are wasting your money, you feel that it is morally wrong as you ask. Providing service to you is not illegal. Your job is to receive information as much as possible to ensure that you conduct your research from the front and make decisive decisions.
I should not be wrong I will be afraid for those who lose their shirt, concentrate on debt, ripped, or bad products on products that are good ideas. I will make sure that you know what you are getting and ask strict questions to decide if these services are necessary. As I said earlier, spend less than $ 100 on the market, going to the patent attorney's office, hiring a design firm, contact the manufacturer and calling the X amount forehead prototype. Well, that can.
When you come up with an idea that you think is wonderful. Before approaching any company, you need to stop this exercise and request service. Please remove Inventors' cap and wear a consumer cap. You can not think of your idea any longer as your idea. When you go shopping you need to think of what you see on the store shelf and spend your hard earned money to purchase it. I can not emphasize this enough. You really need to look at your thoughts from the consumer's point of view and ask these questions.
• If I saw it in a store, would I really buy this item?
• Why will I buy it?
• Will people buy another one later? Is your idea purchased once?
• Is this an item you buy with more than your family and friends like / love you?
• Which companies are selling products of this type?
• Do you have something like you in the market? If yes, how is yours better and why will they sell better than them? Are they selling at all? Or just take up shelf space?
• Do consumers get products when they are placed on a shelf without making use of what is commercialized for commercial use?
These are simple questions that you can answer without paying souls. If you have a negative answer than a positive answer to these questions, you need to reevaluate the idea.
As an inventor, you have rights regarding work with an adventure filing company. Because many people are not required to tell the invention submitting company to you, because many people can not ask for the right question, or by federal law before declaring bankruptcy, they are asking questions asked by law If you do not want to answer, it should be a big red flag for you. Run and keep away from them as soon as possible without damaging your wallet. If they are legal, they should not hide, they should be pleased to show your success and failure. Many people check out their success on your website.
The 1999 US inventor protection law is for your protection. Using this. Companies that fall under this law need to notify customers the following information before signing a contract to become a customer, not after paying already.
Below is a list of some of the actions and rights. Read it! This is for your protection!
Note: This is the flow of printing this time. You may need to search for the current version that is easily found online. This is only a part of the law I posted. As I said, you can find the complete law online. I think that this section will give you a good foundation for you to begin with and you can look over the current legislation.
The 1999 American inventor protection law
Title IV-INVENTOR PROTECTION
SEC. 4001. Short title.
This title may be cited as the 1999 American inventor protection law.
Caption A - inventor & # 39; right
SEC. Short title.
This subtitle can be cited as the inventor rights law of 1999.
SEC. Integrity in the promotion service of the invention.
(A) General Provisions - Chapter 35 of the 35th Code of the United States Code is additionally amended at the end following the new section below.
Sec. 297. Inappropriate and deceptive inventive advertisement
(A) General Provisions - The invention promoter shall be obliged to disclose the following information to the customer in writing before concluding a contract for invention promotion service.
(1) Total number evaluated by the inventor promoter on the commercial possibility in the past 5 years, the number of affirmative evaluations, and the number of projects that received negative evaluation.
(2) in terms of the total number of customers who have signed up to the invention promoter in the past 5 years excluding customers who purchased trade show services, research, advertisements or other non-marketing services from invention promoters, or in payment to inventors' promoters;
(3) The total number of customers known by the invention promoter who received the net monetary benefit as a direct result of the invention promotion service offered by that invention promoter.
(4) Total number of customers who have received a license agreement for that invention, which the promoter of the present invention knows as a direct result of the invention promotion service provided by the invention promoter. And
(5) Name and address of all prior promotion companies promoted by the invention promoter or its officers collectively or individually in the past 10 years.
(B) Civil Procedure - (1) Based on the customer (a) who has concluded a contract with the inventor's promoter and is judged to have been injured by a serious false or false statement or expression, or omission of serious facts By not being able to disclose information as required, the reasonable expenses of the promoter of the present invention (or any agent, employee, officer, partner, or independent contractor of the promoter of the present invention) In addition to the promoter of the present invention (or an officer, director, or partner of the promoter of the invention)
(A) Amount of damage actually incurred by customers. Egypt
(B) Statutory damages are less than $ 5,000, as the court sees right in customer elections at any time before the final judgment is rendered.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the customer enforces the burden of evidence and the court finds out, the inventor's promoter intentionally misrepresented or excluded material facts to the customer or deliberately If requested on the basis of (a) that did not declare such information, the court, in consideration of past complaints to inventor's promoter who took regulatory sanctions and other remedial actions, granted the amount awarded 3 Records gathered by the patent committee with consent able to increase damages beyond doubling (d).
(C) Definition - For the purposes of this section,
(1) Contract for Invention Promotion Service & # 39; means a contract for which the inventor promoter promotes inventions.
(2) & # 39; customer & # 39; an individual who has entered into a contract with the invention promoter for invention promotion service.
(3) the term "invention promoter" proposes to implement or implement promotion services for customers or for customers, and also reserves the provision of such services through mass media advertisements , Individuals, companies, partnerships, inclusions not providing such services -
(A) Federal government or department or agency of state or local government.
(B) have a qualification under the applicable state law, or a nonprofit organization, charity organization, or a nonprofit organization listed in Section 170 (b) (1) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
(C) Individuals or entities involved in the assessment to determine the commercial possibilities of utility models or previously nonprovisional utility models.
(D) Parties participating in a transaction involving the sale of shares or assets of the business. Egypt
(E) Parties directly involved in the retail sales of products or products distribution business. And
(4) The term advertisement service of the invention means procurement or trial procurement for a company, a corporation, or a customer of another group to develop and sell a product or service including the customer's invention.
(D) Record of compliance -
(1) Waiver of complaints - The Commissioner of the Patent shall disclose all complaints received by the Patent and Trademark Office, including invention promoters, along with the reply of the arbitrator promoter. The Director of the Patent notifies the inventor of the complaint and provides a reasonable opportunity to respond before making such complaint publicly available.
(2) Request for Claims - The Secretary of the Patent Office may claim complaints concerning invention promotion services from federal or state agencies and such complaints are maintained in paragraph (1) with the response of the invention promoter It can be included in the record. & # 39;
(B) Revised edition - The table at the beginning of section 35 of the US Code Chapter 29 is modified by adding the following new items at the end:
297. Inappropriate and deceptive invention advertisement. & # 39;
Before you use them, reveal that it is the responsibility of Inventor to check out the company. As I said, there are lots of legitimate inventor companies, design companies and patent attorneys. When you choose one you need to be very careful and thorough simply by deciding whether you need their service and understanding what you get for your money. If your eyes are closed and your wallet is wide open, the probability of burning is high.
