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Patenting an idea

corridon69 · 2011-02-25 14:57:43

So I have an idea and want to get some form of patent before i say it to anyone. How would I go about this ? how much would it cost? thanks in advance:D

25-02-2011 03:57PM

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corridon69

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So I have an idea and want to get some form of patent before i say it to anyone. How would I go about this ? how much would it cost?

thanks in advance:D

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#2 25-02-2011 07:40PM

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You'd want to start by talking to a patent attorney or if funds are low the local enterprise board. A world wide patent is in the $100,000 region and even then often its easy to get around a patent by improving upon the design or changing some minor details.

Start here though, lots of information on the process: http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/patents.aspx

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#3 25-02-2011 11:51PM

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