Zillion Dollar Idea? Hey! Deal me in.
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"There are literally millions of patents out there -- Free, U.S. and Foreign -- that are yours to pick up and copy. They have expired after four or more years!!"
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-- -- I'll answer this one -- this is my answer to you: -- "My entire purpose was Providing Proper Information. -- Making it accessible and readable in our IASL Website. That was how I've done it." -- And here was the question that I had read on the USPTO's chat page:
[from] Koby (Sep 21, 2004 2:49:35 PM)
"Is your website the best place to educate myself about patenting my invention? I need to learn the basics and don't want to spend too much time and money if the idea I have is already patented." -- "And where does it say that you have to have 'yours' patented? Nowhere does it say that."
-- Get that thought out of your head. This is a Free Country. -- You can invent it and sell it or even give it away. That is your right to do so.
-- Patenting-it is but one way, Trademarking is another. --
("If it ain't worth nothin to nobody, but you, who'd steal it or buy it anyway?") Don't you forget this!! Just don't infringe.-- There are literally millions of patents out there -- Free, U.S. and Foreign -- that are yours to pick up and copy. They have expired after four or more years!! -- You won't have to pay the patent owners a dime. Just make sure that you copy it exactly; because you might be infringing upon the newer, up-dated utility-patented version, and you don't want to do that. -- Better to check with your patent attorney or patent agent, first. -- "Money isn't everything. It's just way ahead of whatever else is in second place." -- ;-) -- "Invention CLASSIFIEDS - Inventions Available for License, Sale, Distribution, Manufacturing, Marketing, etc." -- -- The longer you can stay around the better your business should be. That is because there are more people to profit from it: -- "It took from the beginning of time until 1800 for the world's population to reach a total of 1,000,000,000, but only 130 years more,
-- 1930, for it to reach two billion people." -- -- "Life expectancy for men in the U.S. in 1900, 46.6 years; in 2000, 72.7 years; in 2005, 77.6 years...
...Life expectancy for women in the U.S., in 1900, 48.7 years; in 2000, 76.1 years; in 2005, 80.1 years." -- "The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision something, you can do it." -- Arnold Schwartzenegger -- "FOXNews.com - Sony Shows Off Paper-Thin, Bendable Video Display - Science News" -- -- "Honda's walking device helps with heavy tasks" -- -- "New spray-on solar cells invented" -- -- "More than one billion people on Earth are between the ages of 15 and 24."
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"World Peace Through Scientific Advancement"
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-- Remember the scene in the movie "The Graduate," where they were trying to tell Benjamin what career he should follow: "Plastics!" -- That was the advice of the 1950's. The advice of the 1960's was "Space Exploration." In the eras: 1970's: "Computers." 1980's: "The Internet." 1990's: "Education for All." And now in the 21st Century: -- "World Peace Through Scientific Advancement" ..Or, as your mother once emphasized her demands and scolded you into submission: "You better listen!! -- You listen to me or I'll kill you!!" :-) - [Just hope you make it past December 21st, 2012.] -- I came across a newspaper clipping, an old faded remnent of something that I saved from years ago and I want to share it with you. I want you to realize that a dollar once bought a grocery bag full of groceries. --> A 1965 NEWSPAPER CLIPPING:
-- "Before I give you other aspects to give you perspective, here's a table giving key years in which the dollar is assumed to be worth 100c and the value of that dollar today. $ Which was "worth" 100c in December of.... Today is "worth"
1913..............................32c
1939..............................44c
1946..............................67c
1950..............................78c
1955..............................84c
1960..............................94c
1961..............................94c
1962..............................95c
1963..............................97c
1964..............................98c
1965............................100c -- The favorite year for comparison is 1939, because it marked a turning point in United States history. But the majority of you were either not born or were under 21 when World War II began. It's far too ancient a year for realistically appropriate comparisons. The period to study is that since 1950, for even tho it was the beginning of the Korean conflict, it has been a more normal era."
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"If YOU work for a man..."
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-- -- "If YOU work for a man..." "If you work for a man, in Heaven's name, work for him. If he pays you wages which supply you bread and butter, work for him; speak well of him, stand by him and stand by the institution he represents. If put to a pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn and eternally disparage--resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content, but as long as you are part of the institution do not condemn it. If you do that, you are loosening the tendrils that are holding you to the institution, and at the first high wind that comes along, you will be uprooted and blown away, and probably will never know the reason why." -- Elbert Hubbard-- "The Value of Science" --
-- "Inventors Society of South Florida" -- -- "Eureka! Inventing" -- -- "Camp" -- -- "Welcome to the Invention Connection® Cyberspace Convention!" --
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"..progress is accomplished by the man who does things."
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-- "It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether secondary importance, and that in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things." -- Theodore Roosevelt -- "Trademark Document Retrieval" --1974: The 1,000,000th trademark was registered to Cumberland Packing Corp, for a simple G clef and staff design used on "Sweet'n Low"
-- "I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because you have a mode of living in which we find the joy of life and the joy of work harmoniously combined. Added to this is the spirit of ambition which pervades your very being, and seems to make the day's work like a happy child at play." -- Albert Einstein - [Referring to America] -- "SPECTRUM ON LINE For Tech Insiders" --
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The Uniform Code Council (UCC) has now become the more dominate bar-code, being very recognized as the standard around the world.
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-- -- Changing from UPC to UCC -- -- -- Effective January 1, 2005, American retailers were required to make changes in their computer and software to read the 13 digit European UCC bar-code. -- The globalization of manufactured products has forced the American Universal Product Code (UPC), containing 12 digits, which has been around for 30 years, into the next level of tracking inventory.-- When the Europeans created their present bar-code system in 1977, which was patterned after the UPC, it was then determined that they would need 13 digits to recognize more products and countries associated with the European Common Market and beyond. -- The Uniform Code Council (UCC) has now become the more dominate bar-code, being very recognized as the standard around the world. -- Scanner systems currently reading the UCC 13 digit codes will have no problems reading existing UPC 12 digit codes. -- Move Over Bar Code; RFID Is On The Way-- "Innovation technology continues to change our lives every second of every day. The development of Radio Frequency Identificatiom (RFID) will have a profound effect on industry and consumers alike. Still in its infancy, with no agreed upon standard as of yet, RFID tags will eventually find favor onto each product made and allow them to be tracked through their entire life cycle - from manufacture to the sale of the item.
-- Products produced off-shore can be tracked to and through shipping ports, in and out of distribution terminals, on to the retail shelves, in and out of shopping carts and maybe, in the future, into the recycling process.
-- The first uses of RFID are in managing the supply chain for the big box retailers like WalMart, Target and the Dept. of Defense. As the technology moves into the retail outlets, consumers will be able to load up the cart and walk out the front door, being self checked-out. Inventory will be easier to control and will reduce shop-lifting.
-- At the forefront of RFID technology is a Minnesota company, now a subsidiary of 3M." [Minnesota's Inventors Network - June 2004 -- "My Way News - Microchips Everywhere: a Future Vision" -- -- "International Trading" --
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Web Page:
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http://digital-law-online.info/
First of all, let’s figure out what your purpose is when you leave a voicemail message. Is it to make a sale? No. The only purpose is to get him to return your call; otherwise you will find yourself making numerous repeat calls to his voicemail box.
When you leave a message, leave him only enough information to make him want to find out more info. The only way to find out more info is to return your call. For example, once you get the name of the person and are put through to his voicemail, you say something like:
“Mr. Jones, this is Paul Niemann, and I’m the person who created the instant oven-cleaning product known as the WidgetMaster 8000. My research has shown that it would be a good addition to your product line of kitchen products, so please give me a call at your convenience and I will give you the details. My number is 217-555-1234.”
Let his sense of curiosity work in your favor.
What not to say: Avoid making a claim that sounds too good to be true, such as “I’ve created the next Google.” Even if it is true, most people won’t believe you. Also, avoid rambling on about your new product. Short and sweet is better than a long essay. Remember, it’s very easy to delete voicemail messages.
Finally, do leave him your phone number and spell out the number s-l-o-w-l-y so he can write it down.
How many times should you leave a voicemail message?
Just once or twice; any more than that is a nuisance to him and could make him think you are a pest. That would ruin your chances once you finally get through to him, or it could cause him to screen your calls. When you continue to get his voicemail each time, just hang up and try again later.
If you call at the same time every day and all you get is his voicemail message, then try calling him at a different time of day. If you get screened out by his secretary, then call him before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. when the secretary isn’t there. Also, sending e-mail is a good way to make that first contact when calling doesn’t get you anywhere.
One other thing to keep in mind is that he probably receives 20 – 30 phone calls a day, so just because he doesn’t return your message, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s not interested.
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