creating a new product

[Fork Included]

i have an idea for a product

An engineer friend of mine is currently helping me figure out how we're going to build it, but as far as i'm concerned that's the easy part.

the hard part is how do i deal with things like pattents and copyrights.

my product isn't "unique," there are many of such units out there and many how-tos on building one yourself, but my innovation should make it clear that it's different from what's currently available commercially. So i need to figure out where i stand on the production and sale of my product to avoid anyone coming after me with a C&D order.

i'd like to start learning more about this but for obvious low budget reasons i want to avoid spending any money at a pattent lawyer's office.

if anyone has any experience in putting a product on to a market, please help a brotha

 

[OG buckshot jr]

i have an idea for a product

An engineer friend of mine is currently helping me figure out how we're going to build it, but as far as i'm concerned that's the easy part.

the hard part is how do i deal with things like pattents and copyrights.

my product isn't "unique," there are many of such units out there and many how-tos on building one yourself, but my innovation should make it clear that it's different from what's currently available commercially. So i need to figure out where i stand on the production and sale of my product to avoid anyone coming after me with a C&D order.

i'd like to start learning more about this but for obvious low budget reasons i want to avoid spending any money at a pattent lawyer's office.

if anyone has any experience in putting a product on to a market, please help a brotha

No personal experience as I've no patents, but to figure out whether you're infringing on patents, or whether your design is too similar/same as a patent that already exists, you must submit your drawings and idea to the Canadian Patent Office. They should be doing some of the leg work for you.

As for a lawsuit down the line, a la Apple and Samsung, well, that's much more complex and international.. I wouldn't worry too much.

Canadian Patent Office: http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00001.html
Canadian Patent Database: http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/introduction.html

Perhaps start by searching for anything similar to your idea, just to get the jist [awaiting SJ to see this and murder it lol] of what's out there.

Good luck!

 

[Brades]

Fork please PM me with your idea.

 

[Fork Included]

If there is one thing i learned from SJ....

 

[Brains]

BroBook.com

 

[Fork Included]

 

[Brades]

Fork I don't think your PM went through I haven't received anything.

 

[Fork Included]

my idea involves using Brades as a slave to make a jizz-based face lotion

 

[$alvador]

that's like using honey as lube