What is your opinion about selling an invention without first registering it as a patent.?

arejokerswild

My opinion is, it is foolish. Once the buyer has a look at the product, he can patent it himself and sell it without ever paying you a dime.

jennifer484

I know a few people that didn't patent their inventions because they were too tight at the time and it meant ruin for them

radstar67

What is your opinion about selling an invention without first registering it as a patent.?

Stupid idea!

Unless you want to get stung!

Happy Murcia

Without a patent your idea is open to the world to steal legally. Don`t do it....

modoodoo76

Unless you patent it, nobody is going to pay you much for it (they can just steal your idea and there's nothing you can do about it). If you have a patent for it, then the patent and the invention have a greater value.

CrshTstDmy

If its a good invention someone will steal it and there won't be anything you can do.

falk

madness. if you don't patent your invention, anyone else can. they will put there name to it & get paid for it while you will merely have to stand by & watch someone else benefit from your idea & work.

whoisscaredoftyranny

Dear Hans Olo

If your Patent is solid and can make you some money, why would you want to sell it on the cheap.

Sure it costs a lot to go through the patent procedure but any inventor calculates the prospects of business from their invention.

If t is a good one then no money in he world can buy it off me.
If it's a bad one then no one cares anyway.

It's up to you and how you judge YOURSELF and your INVENTION!

Deja1713

DAH! NEVER EVER DO THAT. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR ORIGINALS AS YOUR OWN? PATENT NOW! DON'T EVEN SPEAK OF IT OUT LOUD OR SOMEONE MAY STEAL IT?

Mr. Goodhi

Not a good idea,

you'd lose too much money.

Medion

If you truly believe in your invention, then without a doubt patent it before selling. Aside from the safety aspect of not having it stolen, this will give you far greater bargaining power if you do decide to sell. Is it not an invention that could be leased out to different people, and in doing so keep the ownership in your hands?

Whichever way you go. Good luck

dan

why!!! would you want to do that if its a good idea and there is interest in it your going to give someone else the money for your hard work .
If your strapped for cash put you r idea away till you get on top of it then you will be sorted

bob m

A difficult one. Patented or not, if the idea is a good one someone is going to steal it somewhere, and sell it at less than you. There is a whole industry based around this in certain countries. My advice is to save your money, get on with it, and stay with it until the inevitable takes place. Then move on gracefully.

Lee H

Really depends on the terms of the sale and the likelihod of the patent being granted, as well as the value of the patent if granted... look at it from the other side, though... what is your opinion of buying an unpatented invention?

Over The Rainbow

You ust protect it. Here are 2 relatively inexpensive ways to protect your invention.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2258501_protect-new-invention.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

Andy

If you believe in your invention and know it can make money you should try and finance getting a patent from banks or venture capitalists.

Having a patent gives you different revenue avenues, as you can license your design to other manufactures or retailers as well as selling it yourself.

Explore the IPO website and search for similar patents online, to make sure your invention really is unique before you waste any money on securing it.

GARYGARY

If the buyer will meet your price why not.. Go for it after you register your invention as a patent this way you are fully cover legally. Add this expense on your selling price.

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