hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to be answering the
video I’m going to be answering the
video I’m going to be answering the question from one of my readers Becky
question from one of my readers Becky
question from one of my readers Becky who has developed a baby blanket car
who has developed a baby blanket car
who has developed a baby blanket car seat cover that is unique but very
seat cover that is unique but very
seat cover that is unique but very simple to make and she’s wondering if
simple to make and she’s wondering if
simple to make and she’s wondering if she should go apply for a provisional
she should go apply for a provisional
she should go apply for a provisional patent or not in what protection that
patent or not in what protection that
patent or not in what protection that gives her so Becky I’m not a lawyer so
gives her so Becky I’m not a lawyer so
gives her so Becky I’m not a lawyer so we should definitely go talk to one but
we should definitely go talk to one but
we should definitely go talk to one but here is my understanding and hopefully
here is my understanding and hopefully
here is my understanding and hopefully it can help you first of all to apply
it can help you first of all to apply
it can help you first of all to apply for any kind of pattern you have to make
for any kind of pattern you have to make
for any kind of pattern you have to make sure that the product is not yet
sure that the product is not yet
sure that the product is not yet commercially available so we have to do
commercially available so we have to do
commercially available so we have to do it before you start selling your product
it before you start selling your product
it before you start selling your product if you’ve already started selling your
if you’ve already started selling your
if you’ve already started selling your product then you can only file a patent
product then you can only file a patent
product then you can only file a patent on the changes that you’ve made some new
on the changes that you’ve made some new
on the changes that you’ve made some new improvements to it second original
improvements to it second original
improvements to it second original patent gives you one year international
patent gives you one year international
patent gives you one year international coverage for your idea across every
coverage for your idea across every
coverage for your idea across every market and I believe in some
market and I believe in some
market and I believe in some circumstances you can also extend it to
circumstances you can also extend it to
circumstances you can also extend it to another year but you basically have that
another year but you basically have that
another year but you basically have that first year to figure out is my product
first year to figure out is my product
first year to figure out is my product commercially viable or not because a
commercially viable or not because a
commercially viable or not because a original patents a lot cheaper than
original patents a lot cheaper than
original patents a lot cheaper than going for a full pot so once you’ve had
going for a full pot so once you’ve had
going for a full pot so once you’ve had that year to figure out if you’re going
that year to figure out if you’re going
that year to figure out if you’re going to go for the full pot or not you have
to go for the full pot or not you have
to go for the full pot or not you have to decide then which markets you want to
to decide then which markets you want to
to decide then which markets you want to get a patent it so each country has
get a patent it so each country has
get a patent it so each country has their own process and there’s a cost
their own process and there’s a cost
their own process and there’s a cost involved to get in a patent in each
involved to get in a patent in each
involved to get in a patent in each country so that’s get very expensive to
country so that’s get very expensive to
country so that’s get very expensive to have full international coverage because
have full international coverage because
have full international coverage because you have to apply for so many different
you have to apply for so many different
you have to apply for so many different individual patents at the end of the day
individual patents at the end of the day
individual patents at the end of the day you have to figure out is it worth the
you have to figure out is it worth the
you have to figure out is it worth the time and cost to get this thing going
time and cost to get this thing going
time and cost to get this thing going because people can still talk to your
because people can still talk to your
because people can still talk to your idea and as part of your patent you have
idea and as part of your patent you have
idea and as part of your patent you have to explain exactly how you create your
to explain exactly how you create your
to explain exactly how you create your product so it’s really easy to rip off
product so it’s really easy to rip off
product so it’s really easy to rip off for you as an entrepreneur you would
for you as an entrepreneur you would
for you as an entrepreneur you would then have to go and enforce the pattern
then have to go and enforce the pattern
then have to go and enforce the pattern and that’s usually the biggest stumbling
and that’s usually the biggest stumbling
and that’s usually the biggest stumbling block for a lot of business owners
block for a lot of business owners
block for a lot of business owners people will still top your idea but you
people will still top your idea but you
people will still top your idea but you have to then go hire lawyers to enforce
have to then go hire lawyers to enforce
have to then go hire lawyers to enforce it and say you’re copying my patent and
it and say you’re copying my patent and
it and say you’re copying my patent and you know
you know
you know to do this so usually it’s not worth it
to do this so usually it’s not worth it
to do this so usually it’s not worth it for the entrepreneurs to have that kind
for the entrepreneurs to have that kind
for the entrepreneurs to have that kind of expense to go and hire lawyers to do
of expense to go and hire lawyers to do
of expense to go and hire lawyers to do it but you do have one year original
it but you do have one year original
it but you do have one year original patent status for international coverage
patent status for international coverage
patent status for international coverage but hopefully gives you some time to
but hopefully gives you some time to
but hopefully gives you some time to figure out if your product is going to
figure out if your product is going to
figure out if your product is going to sell or not and if it’s worth taking
sell or not and if it’s worth taking
sell or not and if it’s worth taking that next step so hopefully that helps
that next step so hopefully that helps
that next step so hopefully that helps gives you some ideas to work with if you
gives you some ideas to work with if you
gives you some ideas to work with if you guys liked the video please give it a
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