Hi, I wanted to get a range of opinions on the subject of patenting. I have a website right now that is under development and soon to be launched. The particular concept of the website does not exist yet. It's very simple and based on feedback, it has some great potential.
I spoke to a patent lawyer who said he felt pretty comfortable saying that he could file a patent for the website concept. When I say concept, I mean what the website does and how it does it. The cost of filing would be $5000 (inclusive of his fees). My question is...should I bother? My reckoning is that if the web giants came along and wanted to copy my idea, they could go ahead and do so because I wouldn't have the money to legally enforce my patent. To be honest, I wouldn't have the money to enforce it with most people cause I'm using my personal funds and it's pretty much all gone into the site and marketing etc. So does that make a patent a waste of time and money? My main reason for getting it would just be to serve as a deterrent to someone copying my site. What are your thoughts? On another issue...I'm totally new to this group (the patent lawyer was the one who put me onto it)....are there people here that are looking for things to invest in? Like I said, I'm doing all this with my own cash and would be open to some more funds so I can take it further quicker... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
