How Do I Legally Protect An Idea?
It hit you like a bolt of lightening, or maybe you’ve been working on this idea for years. The next and most essential step is to legally protect your idea with a patent. By legally protecting your idea with a patent, you will not only receive recognition for your ingenuity and material rewards for your viable inventions, but more important, your idea will be protected from being commercially manufactured, used, distributed or sold without your approval. Locate a patent attorney by visiting https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/GeoRegion.jsp. Click on the state you reside in to see a list of patent attorneys registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Perform a copyright search by visiting http://patft.uspto.gov/ and review applications and issued patents to ensure your idea is original and has not received a patent already. Choose a patent type. Provision Patents offer patent pending status and guarantees protection for one year. A Non-Provisional Patent guarantees pro
