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I'm running to quite a bit of heavy criticism for an app I've been working on. Time for a pivot it seems.
I've had a lot of people say that instead of an app, it should be hardware built into the phone. The concept sounds quit cool, but I'm stuck on the technology. I have thought of hiring a patent attorney do a related patent search and ask the holder if they would license the rights to me, providing of course there's something out there that I can use. Then I thought that the government probably has patents issued to its employees that might be available to the public. I'm aware of the STTR program, but I have no university to partner with. Do anyone know if I can access patents awarded to the government or its employees, and if so, what resources are available to me to search and use those patents?
Thanks!
Doug
I'm running to quite a bit of heavy criticism for an app I've been working on. Time for a pivot it seems.
I've had a lot of people say that instead of an app, it should be hardware built into the phone. The concept sounds quit cool, but I'm stuck on the technology. I have thought of hiring a patent attorney do a related patent search and ask the holder if they would license the rights to me, providing of course there's something out there that I can use. Then I thought that the government probably has patents issued to its employees that might be available to the public. I'm aware of the STTR program, but I have no university to partner with. Do anyone know if I can access patents awarded to the government or its employees, and if so, what resources are available to me to search and use those patents?
Thanks!
Doug