Re: Do I need a Patent

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On 8/11/10, Brian F. wrote:
> I do not know exactly where to start.I live in South
> Mississippi and there are NO Patent Attorneys anywhere
> close.I am starting a business that will make specific
> marking tags for a specific industry.I presently work in
> this industry for 17 years now.There are different kinds
of
> tags in this industry (but none have ever been that good
or
> lasted more than a couple of years).My idea is a
completely
> different material(will be permanent and not fade),design
> and concept.Ultimately they are all still marking tags.Can
> I still patent it.I have not been able to find anything
> else like it and it will solve a problem that we in this
> industry have been constantly trying to find new ideas to
> correct.
YOU CAN EASILY TEACH YOURSELF TO DO A "PRIOR ART" SEARCH.
JUST GO TO WWW.USPTO.GOV, AND FIND THE SEARCH TOOL FOR
ISSUED PATENTS. ALSO, YOU CAN FIND THE SEARCH TOOL FOR
PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATIONS. THEN, TYPE THE SEARCH TERMS
OF INTEREST IN THE BOX READING "CLAIMS." THERE IS NO REASON
TO FIND AN ATTORNEY WHO LIVES NEAR YOU, ASIDE FROM KEEPING
THE TELEPHONE BILL DOWN. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PATENT
ATTORNEYS IN ATLANTA, GA, AND IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. FOR DOING
YOUR PATENT SEARCH, JUST TYPE "MARKING TAGS" where the
dialogue box reads "claims" and also type "marking tags"
where the dialogue box reads, "all fields." PLEASE ALSO
REMEMBER, THAT ONLY A PATENT ATTORNEY OR PATENT AGENT CAN DO
AN ADEQUATE PATENTABILITY SEARCH AND PATENTABILTY ANALYSIS
FOR YOU. LAYPERSONS CANNOT DO THIS COMPLETELY ON THEIR
OWN. Yours, Tom Brody, Registered Patent Agent (THIS IS NOT
LEGAL ADVICE)