You Have an Idea, What You Should Do Next Part 1


The most conservative advice is to wait until your patent issues before you try to market it. Because what will happen is, when people see it, if they think it’s really valuable, they’ll go to their patent attorney. And their patent attorney will say, this is not patented right now. You can copy it until the day that the patent issues.

Also, if you’re planning to file abroad, your patent application in the United States will be published. Eighteen months after filing, all patent applications are filed, unless you’re preserving rights to go abroad. And then everyone will see your invention.