SO I imagine you'd have to get pretty specific.....with design etc. I wonder how specific you have to get, and what level of modification someone else would have to achieve before they could successfully go around your patented idea in their own design?
We need a patent lawyer..... On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have to describe how it would work.. magnets? altering gravity? etc.. > You can't just say "car that gets 1000mpg".. > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:49 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That seems weird. > > > > I think a flying carpet would be a good idea....can I just patent > "Flying > > carpet" and if/when one ever actually gets built, I can rake in the > dough? > > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:39 AM, J.J. Merrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > From what I remember you just submit paperwork on the idea and that > > > the actual fabrication can come later. Trust me... if you ever look > at > > > the patent archive most of them are hairbrain ideas that couldn't > ever > > > possibly work but the inventor thinks it can on paper and makes sure > > > that it is his legal right to own it before anyone else does it. > > > > > > > > > J.J. > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Scott Stewart > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't know if anyone has an answer.. but.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to patent an idea for a product? I have an idea, > but I > > > don't > > > > have the electronic or fabrication skills to implement it. > > > > > > > > So I'm wondering if I can patent the concept, without a prototype. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Scott Stewart > > > > > > > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SSTWebworks > > > > > > > > 4405 Oakshyre Way > > > > > > > > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > > > > > > > > (919) 874-6229 (home) > > > > > > > > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > > Checked by AVG. > > > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1401 - Release Date: > > > 4/28/2008 > > > > 7:18 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259207 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
