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To: marktwain
Very cool.

No doubt could not find a company in the U.S. that would produce such a product.
Notice the patent pending.
Sure, you can file one cheap, but if you do it wrong you're screwed. Getting it done right can run upwards of 15-20K when it's all said and done! (I know, I've talked to some patent lawyers for some of my ideas)

Note the years...
$10,000 - $15,000.  Attorney fees charged for preparing a patent application. “[M]ost companies spend between $10,000 and $15,000 in attorney fees to prepare the application.” Patent attorney fees. (Dean Turman, patent attorney at MacCord Mason, Greensboro, North Carolina quoted in Michelle Cater Rash, “Restructuring raises patent fees, could hinder startups,” Business Journal Serving the Greater Triad Area, April 11, 2005)  

$10,000, on the low end, to file a patent.  “But [Ronald J. Riley, president of the Professional Inventors Alliance USA] and other small inventors also knock the present system:  High legal bills -- inventors can expect to spend $10,000, on the low end, to file a patent; most of that is attorney's fees.” How much does it cost to file a patent?  What is the cost of a patent?  (Akweli Parker, “Inventor's reality,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 23, 2006)

14 posted on 07/20/2012 8:56:22 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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Patent costs | How much does a patent cost?$75. Cost of a provisional patent prior to the 2002 fee hike by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. “At only $75, provisional patents may seem like a great bargain, but they have a big drawback: You must apply for the more expensive utility or design patent (applying for a standard utility patent costs $355) within one year of submitting your provisional patent in order to get standard patent protection. Otherwise, you'll lose your patent rights.” Provisional patent application. (Don Dedelak, “How To Find A Company To Make And Market An Invention” Entrepreneur, April 1, 2001) Start at the bottom and scroll up to see the increase through the years.
19 posted on 07/20/2012 9:04:55 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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