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Patent Basics – Can someone steal my patent idea?


can someone steal my patent idea so I

can someone steal my patent idea so I got a great question for one of my

got a great question for one of my

got a great question for one of my youtube viewers love you guys Adarsh who

youtube viewers love you guys Adarsh who

youtube viewers love you guys Adarsh who wrote in to say let us consider if we

wrote in to say let us consider if we

wrote in to say let us consider if we have a totally theoretical idea with the

have a totally theoretical idea with the

have a totally theoretical idea with the viable business plan can we go out sir

viable business plan can we go out sir

viable business plan can we go out sir pattern for this theory you want to be

pattern for this theory you want to be

pattern for this theory you want to be put out on a particular domain possibly

put out on a particular domain possibly

put out on a particular domain possibly open to some pilferage threatened

open to some pilferage threatened

open to some pilferage threatened without benefiting us so Adarsh yes

without benefiting us so Adarsh yes

without benefiting us so Adarsh yes absolutely when you go for a patent you

absolutely when you go for a patent you

absolutely when you go for a patent you have to explain how your idea works

have to explain how your idea works

have to explain how your idea works right you have to lay out here is

right you have to lay out here is

right you have to lay out here is exactly how my idea works and there are

exactly how my idea works and there are

exactly how my idea works and there are people who go out and look at patents

people who go out and look at patents

people who go out and look at patents and just try to find one little tweak to

and just try to find one little tweak to

and just try to find one little tweak to it to say that it’s their own idea right

it to say that it’s their own idea right

it to say that it’s their own idea right so your patent can only protect a

so your patent can only protect a

so your patent can only protect a certain way of doing things and there

certain way of doing things and there

certain way of doing things and there are others who will go look exactly at

are others who will go look exactly at

are others who will go look exactly at that I want to tweak just a few things

that I want to tweak just a few things

that I want to tweak just a few things to get around your patent and then do

to get around your patent and then do

to get around your patent and then do the idea themselves the thing with a

the idea themselves the thing with a

the idea themselves the thing with a patent is it lasts 14 to 20 years

patent is it lasts 14 to 20 years

patent is it lasts 14 to 20 years depending on the type of patent that you

depending on the type of patent that you

depending on the type of patent that you go for if you’re super protective of

go for if you’re super protective of

go for if you’re super protective of your idea and you’re worried that you’re

your idea and you’re worried that you’re

your idea and you’re worried that you’re not gonna get paid for it the only other

not gonna get paid for it the only other

not gonna get paid for it the only other options that go with what you consider a

options that go with what you consider a

options that go with what you consider a trade secret right you look at coca-cola

trade secret right you look at coca-cola

trade secret right you look at coca-cola you don’t know what their recipe is

you don’t know what their recipe is

you don’t know what their recipe is right they’ve had it for over a hundred

right they’ve had it for over a hundred

right they’ve had it for over a hundred years you don’t know what the rest

years you don’t know what the rest

years you don’t know what the rest denver went for a patent because it

denver went for a patent because it

denver went for a patent because it would have expired and then everybody

would have expired and then everybody

would have expired and then everybody would know how to make coca-cola so they

would know how to make coca-cola so they

would know how to make coca-cola so they keep it to themselves to keep it as a

keep it to themselves to keep it as a

keep it to themselves to keep it as a trade secret the other thing with a

trade secret the other thing with a

trade secret the other thing with a patent is you have to enforce it this is

patent is you have to enforce it this is

patent is you have to enforce it this is the expensive part for entrepreneurs the

the expensive part for entrepreneurs the

the expensive part for entrepreneurs the biggest reason to get a patent is that

biggest reason to get a patent is that

biggest reason to get a patent is that you can then sell it to a corporation

you can then sell it to a corporation

you can then sell it to a corporation you can sell your company you can

you can sell your company you can

you can sell your company you can license it out you have an asset that

license it out you have an asset that

license it out you have an asset that you can sell and leverage the hard part

you can sell and leverage the hard part

you can sell and leverage the hard part about the patent is you can enforce it

about the patent is you can enforce it

about the patent is you can enforce it right it’s too expensive so if somebody

right it’s too expensive so if somebody

right it’s too expensive so if somebody does come along and steal your idea and

does come along and steal your idea and

does come along and steal your idea and that’s exactly what you say in your

that’s exactly what you say in your

that’s exactly what you say in your patent

patent

patent you’d have to sue them right you’d have

you’d have to sue them right you’d have

you’d have to sue them right you’d have to hire a lawyer and sue them to say you

to hire a lawyer and sue them to say you

to hire a lawyer and sue them to say you can’t do this because it’s my Pilon do

can’t do this because it’s my Pilon do

can’t do this because it’s my Pilon do you want to be caught in this lawsuit

you want to be caught in this lawsuit

you want to be caught in this lawsuit right yes or no so the bigger

right yes or no so the bigger

right yes or no so the bigger opportunity is are you gonna be able to

opportunity is are you gonna be able to

opportunity is are you gonna be able to sell it eventually to a corporate client

sell it eventually to a corporate client

sell it eventually to a corporate client or an investor who has the funds to go

or an investor who has the funds to go

or an investor who has the funds to go after anybody who was stealing your idea

after anybody who was stealing your idea

after anybody who was stealing your idea so that’s that that’s the thing you

so that’s that that’s the thing you

so that’s that that’s the thing you gotta balance you know that your idea is

gotta balance you know that your idea is

gotta balance you know that your idea is gonna be out there public knowledge

gonna be out there public knowledge

gonna be out there public knowledge public domain and if they make a few

public domain and if they make a few

public domain and if they make a few changes to it they have their own idea

changes to it they have their own idea

changes to it they have their own idea that you can’t sue them for your idea is

that you can’t sue them for your idea is

that you can’t sue them for your idea is also only going to be protected for

also only going to be protected for

also only going to be protected for fourteen to twenty years depending on

fourteen to twenty years depending on

fourteen to twenty years depending on the type of patent that you get so is

the type of patent that you get so is

the type of patent that you get so is that worth it for you or not that’s the

that worth it for you or not that’s the

that worth it for you or not that’s the decision you have to make on top of it

decision you have to make on top of it

decision you have to make on top of it costing money to apply for a patent and

costing money to apply for a patent and

costing money to apply for a patent and then to maintain it every year in each

then to maintain it every year in each

then to maintain it every year in each country that you want protection for

country that you want protection for

country that you want protection for those are your pros and cons hope that

those are your pros and cons hope that

those are your pros and cons hope that helps you make a decision believe

helps you make a decision believe

helps you make a decision believe everybody watchin like the video give it

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a thumbs up below let me know what you

a thumbs up below let me know what you think do you have a patent in your

think do you have a patent in your

think do you have a patent in your business and you’re thinking about

business and you’re thinking about

business and you’re thinking about getting one leave it in the comments I

getting one leave it in the comments I

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