http://startitup.indieword.com/person/4259 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:00:53 GMT Comments by Alexander Muse <p>Whenever I wasn&#8217;t sure about potential IP we had developed I would file a provisional patent application. The requirements are very simple and the cost of filing is very low ($100). We paid a patent clerk to take our rough drafts and turn them into nice documents for less than $1000. The provisional application allows you to have a &#8216;patent pending&#8217; technology or method without the high cost of a &#8216;patent application&#8217;. Before the year is up you then need to determine if what you have is worth spending $5000-10000 to file the actual final application. Nine times out of ten you never file the final application&#8230;</p> http://startitup.indieword.com/view/question-of-the-day108#content_10462 http://startitup.indieword.com/view/question-of-the-day108#content_10462 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:00:53 GMT Alexander Muse