I have an idea, how do i go about getting a patent for the finished product?

Question

I have an idea, how do i go about getting a patent for the finished product?

Answer 1

You can do it yourself if you are in the USA, by following what the government patent office says here:

http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/howtopa...

Or, you could hire a service to help you with the process, there are many out there but I can't speak to their quality.

Answer 2

You can either hire a patent attorney to help you, or file the patent application yourself with the patent office.

Check out http://www.patentengineers.com

It explains the patent process, and how patents protect your rights as an inventor.

Answer 3

There are several ways to approach this, you can hire a patent attorney to do a patent search before you invest too much money in your idea. You will be surprised how many patent and patent pending items are listed. You can also go to www.legalzoom.com and find some answers to your questions.