How I got my First Patent - How to Apply for a Patent - Step By Step
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I talk about the provisional and utility patent application process, how it works, how much it costs, and how I got my first patent, as well as how you can apply for your first patent. Any questions? Comment down below.
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This is a very accurate video on costs. I just got my patent and the numbers here are spot on! Good work.
Thanks Matt. Congrats on getting your patent!
Did you do global patent?
@@kidzone2190 global patent doesn't exist
@@selinane2Seli-zw3pz thanks. What is the secure way to go? Kindly share if you get time.
@@kidzone2190 Please speficy you question. ;-)
Thank you for your time.
My idea is so simple but useful. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Any and all help is appreciated.
Great vid
Wow 👏 👏 👏! No extra info that distracts from main focus
Well done TY
Holy c***, this is the most beneficial thing in the world! I looked through USPTO to learn how to file a patent and it did not go well. Everything is thrown at you, so many things, and so many things to read! This video helped tremendiously! I will start my process on patent my idea!
This is an incredibly helpful video and has cleared up a TON of questions for me!!
Your youth and maturity are amazing. You're smart, honest and helpful. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences. 😊
I've been searching for similar videos all day, and this is by far the most helpful one. No fluff, just the good stuff. Thanks so much for making such a kick-ass video man. Can't wait for your next one! :-)
Your knowledge based on actual experience and also honest feedback are very reliable. Thank you very much!!
thanks
Great video, looking to start my own so really appreciate it. Congrats on the patent!
Bro, thank you so much! This video was to the point, concise, understandable and accurate, all of which are extremely important when you're trying to patent a product. THANK YOU!!!
Thank you bro, best of luck
Thanks a lot brother...i watched this video first and i am sure i need not go to any other now ... it's a complete package ... You cleared it all ..glad i came here first
Well done! Concise, informative, and accurate!
Thank you for this video! It has helped me out a lot to file a patent application. I went pro se and non-provisional first and got patented, but everything you mentioned in this video had been taken into consideration and spewed back to me, mostly through tears on my end...but worth it in the end!!!
You're awesome, nice job getting it done. Best of luck!
@@iamMartinDimitrov Thank you again!
Such an informative video! Thank you for posting!
I'm here from Trinidad!! 🇹🇹🇹🇹Great video, very helpful for me. Got alot of products in development that will need usa patent. Thank alot!!✌🏾✌🏾
Same here bro. Trini amazon seller 🇹🇹
This the best video on the topic as the presenter is very clear about each step and cost.
Thanks Doc
Thank you man, best of luck in your endeavors!
You are spot on amazingly better advice than people who claim to have years of experience
Thanks Michael
Very clear and concise video. I appreciate it
Damn those fees are HIGH. Great vid. Good luck with your business. I just followed the USPTO tutorial vid on provisional patents thanks to u 🙏
Awesome information 🙌🏾thank you so much!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
thank you for the number break downs man, great info
Really well done on the process and costs.
Awesome! Great video and advice!
Finally someone who didn't beat around the bush thank you!!!
You're welcome
This is gold thank you for that!!!!
Thanks so much for the step by step process 🙏
Thanks for making the video and sharing your experiences in an interesting way
thanks, hope it helped!
Thank you, very well and simply explained. Best of luck to you with all your endeavours.
Thank you!
Your welcome! stay safe and blessed.
Awesome video. I'm from Belize and was thinking to patent a few ideas so I have learnt a lot and this is a great step. Many questions answered in one video. Thanks bro!
Awesome info, thank you so much
I have already completed my provisional patent for my invention. I am now in the process of completing my non-provisional patent for my utility patent (it is a bath product)... it is VERY tedious and stressful trying to sort out all the details and everything else that the USPTO requires...BUT I am going to try to keep focused and do it ALL on my own. Patent attorneys are just plain too expensive! The USPTO has help services (on the phone or through email) that are useful. I feel I can do this all on my own.... and so can others!
Hey Chris, I agree that you can definitely do it on your own. The only reason I used an attorney on my non-provisional is because specifically the claims and the way they are worded and structured has a lot of importance in the event of patent enforcement. If I were you, I'd maybe just talk to a patent lawyer or spend a few hundred bucks to make sure your claims are done correctly. But I love your attitude and drive, best of luck!
DIY helps you when marketing time comes around. Some attorneys can do Fix-and-File for a smaller fee.
Did you ever get your idea patented?
Thanks for sharing such valuable information
Great info, thanks for making this video
thanks Bryan
Thanks for this great video. Really helpful !
Thanks Van
Great video very helpful thanks bud
Thanks for the very informative video, brother.
Of course! Good luck Pat
5:07 "In order to get a patent you have to think up something completely new that no one has created before." I have been told you can actually take an existing product, improve it somehow, and still get a patent.
That is correct, you can take something existing and then build something new around or on top of it
Super helpful, thanks!
Great video!!!! Thank you
Thanks for the video; it's great info to get started
thank you
Thanks bro this video is really helpful for me
Excellent job sir! Very helpful information
thanks Jose
Great video. This idea is gonna change the game
Thanks bro
I had investigated all this for over a year - great straight to the point video - and yes, accurate 👍
In my own case, in this 'dog eat dog' world - copyright infringement, attorneys fees, etc - and 'make me' - I just decided to self produce, market, and sell on my own. If someone copies my product I cant stop them, but most likely couldnt anyway, lol
Yes, I've been advised that a patent is only a tool to use in court after some one copies your idea. If they are manufacturing overseas, it can be expensive and difficult to prosecute. He said the best way is just to make it and market it faster and cheaper than any copycat can. Sorry it sounds a bit negative but that was the advise.
@@isaac1572 exactly
Yeah, thats a good approach. In some cases like selling on Amazon, you can stop other sellers from selling items infringing on your IP on the USA marketplace, which is the biggest marketplace. So thats good, but you're on the right track.
Great informational video 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
thank you!
Thanks. Good job!
Good video. Helped me thoroughly.
Thanks! Glad you got value out of it
Awesome video brotha! Thanks for the insight into how to move past the provisional. Right now I'm working on my PPA but this was a great breakdown of future costs if I decide to go this route. Hopefully my license company will foot the bill if we decide to get the utility patent!
thanks! That sounds awesome, best of luck
@@iamMartinDimitrov What patent lawyer did you use? Im looking for someone in chicago
I recommend www.incubateip.com/ Randy was great to work with@@ValenciaRose.
@@iamMartinDimitrov Thanks!! Have you tried the free patent program? I'm trying to decide if I should do the "free" one or pay for it. And did you come across the patent professor while looking for help with your patent? If so, what do you think of them?
@@iamMartinDimitrov Hi, it's me again, sorry for all the questions lol But would you happen to know a good manufacturing company that can make functional prototypes?
Bright Man thanks for the advice 👍
Appreciate your honesty
Thanks for watching!
I have to many ideas to be waiting on this , its my money and i need it now !!!
Very nicely explained
Thank you for this video
Nice. Keep it up.
Thanks great info
Thanks for the video! And btw you're so handsome 😍
Thanks for the video
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice job. thanks for info.
awesome, glad i could help. Thanks
Thanks for info
Finally got mine... now trying to make the product, which is the hardest part.
Thanks so much for posting! The best videos around! How did you select a manufacturer?
You have to talk to a bunch, Or getting recommended to a manufacturer by someone you know is the best
@@iamMartinDimitrov Thanks for the reply!!
Amazing achievement, good job! Should I finish my design first and show a photo of prototype to the USPTO? should I hire an industrial designer?
Nice work. Really one of the most informative videos out there. If I can add to your comments. You can get a patent if someone else has a similar product. Your idea/product must have a significant difference or use from the existing patent. Also if someone had a patent and let it expire or has not paid their extension fees causing the patent to expire, you can submit against that patent. Just saying so people are not put off from trying. if you don't try, you can't make the product successful. Don't give up.
Thanks, Raymond. You're right, appreciate you adding some clarification. All the best!
Wtf mean submit against ? You mean submit again ?
If a patent is expired you can't file it again. It is public domain. Dude that is the basic of patenting...
@@selinane2Seli-zw3pz you dont know how patients work. If you submit for one and the idea is already patented you won't be issued a patent. Even if the patent is expired. You have to change yours or prove yours is different and better in some way. An LED light bulb is a perfect example. If you submitted for patent against the same monofilament without any change or real benefit, you wont be issued a patent. If you submit for patent against the same monofilament but replaced with a light emitting diode (led), you will be issued a patent for an LED light bulb. Educate yourself before you get deep into patents. Could cost lots of money and wasted time.
@ the answer is no. Filing without a patent attorney is a terrible idea whatever is the size of your company.
I worked as a USPTO Patent Examiner for 4 years. For the past 20 years I have been working with Patent Law Firms drafting the Patent applications for the clients. I would agree that one can draft and file a Provisional Patent application to mainly reserve the filing date. However, as it comes to the Utility Non-Provisional Patent application, an experienced Patent practitioner is needed 100%. The Utility Non-Provisional Patent application requires claims that determine the scope or the coverage (i.e., protection) of the future Patent. Drafting claims takes years to master. Claims need to adhere to the Patent laws and be adequately supported by the specification and the diagrams. All of the claim drafts produced by less experienced attorneys are reviewed by senior attorneys and partners and a lot of corrections are often made. In over 20 years, I have not seen a good set of claims written by an inventor. Now some are trying to use AI for their claims - still does not work at all. If it were so easy, thousands of Patent law firms would not exist. Keep in mind that the author of the video had a very simple basic invention.
Where do we go about making our idea a product after the patent? Man i hope i get my patent thanks so much for the info.
It really depends on what your product is, if you give some more detail i can provide you a better answer
Thank youuu Martin!
Great video, not happy talk just straight to the point information.
thank you
Can you make a video on how you managed to turn an idea to a prototype? Like how do you reach out to companies/people to work on the design...etc
@@cnd422 cast into a printed mold thats made from already melted plastic?
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I'm actually very good at this, with one exception I need a list of the steps so I know what to complete first.
I subscribed because of this video 🏋🏻♂️👍
Thank you!
Good job bro be proud
Thanks bro appreciate you
Very useful.
huge thanks
Thanks for this
oh man, I have no chance to patent anything of what I know with that costs 🙄😣
thanks thou, really informative video!
Excellent instructional and very helpful to newbies! I've written and filed several provisional patents, and followed one of them up with a non-provisional patent, doing all of it myself (lots of research, reading books on patenting, and it helps that I work with AutoCAD in my job in civil engineering). I'd typically avoid paying a lawyer if at all possible. If you have an OCD-type sense for nitpicking details you can beat a lawyer at his game LOL. Anyway, some lawyers might cut their fees if you have done most of the legwork yourself, have clean drawings and precise descriptions etc. The only thing that would have been more helpful to this video is to tell people if you're actually making any money. Having put out 30 grand just for the patent, you'll also need to put out cash for marketing etc. After all's set and done, what kind of money are you making on this invention roughly, or are you still upside down. Why spend all this time and money on something that, at the end, will only make you nickels and dimes? Hard to imagine that you can sell your product by the millions and make real dough???
I'm pretty sure it's "after all is *said* and done". Sorry, I have an OCD-type sense for nitpicking details.
No but what I really wanted to say is: this is a great perspective and good advice. Thanks.
@@davidsteinhour5562 Good catch. Reason I tend to use incorrect wording for colloquialisms is I'm originally from Germany so I didn't grow up with English, but had to learn it while residing in the US, haha. Try saying Fischer's Fritze fischte frische Fische.
@@davidsteinhour5562 btw, it's likely that your last name was Steinhauer at some point before it was americanized. Having German ancestry it's no surprise you have a knack for nitpicking. Steinhauer in German means Stonemason/Stonebeater. My great grandmother's maiden name was Eisenhauer (Ironsmith/Ironbeater). The Eisenhowers in this country at one time had the last name Eisenhauer.
This is a great point, i will be making a follow up video on your topic, thank you for the idea
@@iamMartinDimitrov This was great informative video but my question is how do you make the prototype and the actual product!!!
Thank you very much. :)
Thank you for sharing. I was looking for design patent. The software patent wizard currently is only for utility patent.
Design patents are easier than utility patents, legal fees are often cheaper too
@@iamMartinDimitrov Yes, I get someone who can help me with that now.
Have you done any other videos on the process on finding the lawyer, developing the product & so forth?
Walio great video
Thx so much
Thank you
Great Information! Thank you! How did you write out your Claims? That's my issue.
Thank you. The claims are the most important part, if i were to get a lawyers help, thats where i would use it and then double and triple check their work.
Thank you......
Thank you bro I’m looking to get mine
You got this King!
THANKS VERY MUCH
Thank you
I'm so glad you're doing this video I've been going crazy thank you very much
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You wanna go straight to a utility patent more power to you. Thanks
Thanks
I appreciate the run-down on the cost of a patent. As a side note can you as an individual also perform a patent search before doing a provisional filing? My reason for this is to avoid a rejection and paying more fees.
You can do a search, just search the key words related to your product either on google patents or here: ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/static/pages/landing.html
Thanks for your video im almost ready to start the patent application process. My prototype is almost done. How did you test the market for your idea before you got your patent?
Hey Roger, you have to outline who your potential customers are and then talk to them and let them use your product. Then you observe their reaction and learn from there. You'll likely need them to sign an NDA if you haven't yet filed your patent. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions.
@@iamMartinDimitrov what is NDA
@@andretang6636 Non disclosure agreement. Use a 2-way NDA, that way both you and whoever you are talking to are both agreeing to keep your conversation private.
Dude. Got so many ideas
make em happen
Congrats on the patent, that's awesome! I am trying to write a provisional patent myself and don't have the money to hire a lawyer. I have a question ; when writing the detailed description do I include the numbers of the labeled drawings in the description paragraph when mentioning the items? Also can I use black and white photos instead of line drawings for a provisional? Thanks for any light you can shed on this mysterious process.
Congrats on starting! Depends on your patent type is it a design or a utility? Yes, you include the numbers when mentioning the items or the specific parts of the item after the words. It looks like you can use black and white photos for a utility patent if that is the only practicable medium for illustrating the claimed invention. You would be safer to use line drawings if its a utility patent. You can just trace the images or hire someone on fiverr for a few bucks to draw your images and number them as needed.
@@iamMartinDimitrov Got it, thank you for replying. I really appreciate it. This whole process feels like putting together a jigsaw puzzle in the dark.
@@iamMartinDimitrov Another question I had was do I actually include the headings ; BACKGROUND, SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION ) when writing the specification? Many thanks!
@@jamobee6178 I believe the software is going to add that in for you once you’re done. You’ll be able to review it before you export. Worst case you could have them in there twice and your attorney will remove them when you go to file the non provisional.
Good video
Thanks!
Very impressive considering your age! Did you incorporate (when?) or run as a small business? So when did you start to sell the product? While you had the provisional patent? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks L.C. Yes I incorporated. Pre sale was before the utility was issued, you can make your invention public and available for sale after you have a provisional on file.
If I don't want to believe you how expensive this is and everything you're saying is probably true and thank you 🙏
Martin, did it end up costing you more in the long run because you filed the provisional yourself? Or is it just more time consuming? Thx.
Ok...thank you for the information. Kinda ridiculous on all the fees geesh...so my next question is.. how did you approach the manufacturer and did you pay the start up cost or how did that exactly work?
I did a kickstarter campaign that funded our first inventory. I was already talking to the manufacturer and got samples from him. After kickstarter we put the deposit down for our order and started production.
Listen man, this video is game. like real game. Going to get my provisional patent written up tomrrow.
LETS GO!
@iamMartinDimitrov submitted it using patent wizard. Was cake 🙏. Got a local shop to 3d print my prototype. Was fun process. Thanks man you rock
@@jarrodlangford7692 Thats awesome, proud of you bro, you got this!
Hey man, I sold it over 450 times in January so far. Just wanted to come back and say thank you again for this video. Probably changed my life. Cheers man!@@iamMartinDimitrov
This was such a concise, informative video. Thank you so much!