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triplec3
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I live in MA and have come up with a new method to test an electronic component. I did a patent search my self at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/ptdl/ and found five patents but none are utilizing my test method. I would like to patent this idea and perhaps sell the rights for 3 years to one of the big players in the test world. I inquired with lawyers in my locale and got pricing of $1100 for the search and $5-7 k for the patent process itself. I then found a US Govt. book "Patents and How to Get One : A Practical Handbook" U. S. Department of Commerce; Paperback; @ $3.55 each. My questions are:
Will this book provide enough info to file a patent ?
Will I be susceptible to patent infringement by doing this myself and not hiring a lawyer?
How much money would the rights to a new and more reliable technique then those currently used be worth to a GenRad or Teradyne?
Could I then after 3 years sell the rights to a second company?
Is a patent good for 17 years?
Thank You
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I live in MA and have come up with a new method to test an electronic component. I did a patent search my self at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/ptdl/ and found five patents but none are utilizing my test method. I would like to patent this idea and perhaps sell the rights for 3 years to one of the big players in the test world. I inquired with lawyers in my locale and got pricing of $1100 for the search and $5-7 k for the patent process itself. I then found a US Govt. book "Patents and How to Get One : A Practical Handbook" U. S. Department of Commerce; Paperback; @ $3.55 each. My questions are:
Will this book provide enough info to file a patent ?
Will I be susceptible to patent infringement by doing this myself and not hiring a lawyer?
How much money would the rights to a new and more reliable technique then those currently used be worth to a GenRad or Teradyne?
Could I then after 3 years sell the rights to a second company?
Is a patent good for 17 years?
Thank You
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