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Find information on:

• Evaluating and protecting an idea
• Getting started with the patent process
• Searches & patentability
• "Patent pending" -- preparing, filing & prosecuting an application
• US and International patent applications
• Assessing markets and marketability

An information service provided by David Kiewit, Reg. US Patent Agent

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What do I do first?	Links to other invention-related web sites
Who can I talk to without giving it away?	Networking for Inventors
What is intellectual property? -- a summary table	A New Inventor’s FAQ
The ABC's of patents	Hints for searching at the USPTO
Budgeting for a patent	Will disclosing my invention keep me from a patent ?
Patent searches
Utility patents	I.P. Issues for New Companies
Provisional applications—a few cautionary notes	Innovation in Production
International coverage
Design patents -- not what they seem to be
Meet Dave Kiewit
About costs	Disclaimers

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David A. Kiewit
Registered Patent Agent
5901 Third St. South
St. Petersburg FL 33705-5305
+1 (727) 866-0669 (voice/fax)
questions to: dak@patent-faq.com
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