Patenting an invention has four real steps: search the existing field, decide between a provisional and a non-provisional filing, prepare an application with clear claims, and prosecute it with the patent office until it grants or is refused. It is slower and more procedural than most people expect, and the writing of the claims, not the idea itself, is where most applications succeed or fail. Here is the version without the hype. Step one: sear…
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