Re: THANKS MUCH, JOE

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Joe -

I sincerely appreciate your advice and your taking the time to
post. I've got years of legal experience but lost when it
comes to this area and I'm from a fairly small town and to my
knowledge we don't have a local patent attorney.

At this juncture all we have is the idea and a prototype of
sorts. My initial concerns are:

1. The idea itself is both needed in the marketplace and novel
to the best we can tell (but see #2). However, we're using
existing technologies -- just in a new application. Since the
techologies already exist, can we still get a patent?

2. I did find through research that a somewhat similar product
was evidently recently "developed". However I've not found a
patent pending using any key word searches at the patent office
web site. In your mind, does that suggest a patent has not yet
been applied for and that we might should move pretty quick?

Again, Joe, you're a good man for taking the time for an
absolute stranger. I do appreciate you.

Take Care!
Kerri

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