Docie Invention and Patent Marketing

Docie Invention & Patent Marketing

"Helping Inventors for Over 25 Years."

FREE EVALUATION

Patented Inventions - click here

Unpatented ideas - Start here

Before revealing unpatented ideas to others, besides your patent attorney or agent, you should exercise diligence by having a Confidential Disclosure Agreement in place. This can add a level of protection for your ideas and trade secrets.

Docie Marketing and Docie Development offer this special on-line Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA) to inventors. Upon acceptance, you may print the CDA for your records. This is a free service and part of our commitment to helping the independent inventor.

To proceed, fill in the following so that we may respond to you (We do not share our database with other companies and we seldom send announcements):

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR INVENTION

Docie Marketing will review your website or on-line patent for a free evaluation only if you have a URL (Web address) directly to your site. Your site must not require the download of any special application in order for it to be reviewed.

Patent URL http://www.____________________

Website URL http://www.____________________

Your US Patent No.:______, ______, ______ Date___-___-___

How to Submit Inventions by Mail
Invention projects are initially judged by three broad criteria:

1) does the invention serve society in a meaningful way?,
2) does the invention meet with broad appeal, or does it have a tremendous opportunity for profitability, and,
3) does the inventor have adequate discretionary financial reserves to pay for the cost of performing market research, patenting and other such costs that may be required of the project?

If the answer to these three questions is yes, then the project will be further considered for acceptance. Question 3) is moot if your project is considered for commission-only.

First, we want to see basic information about your invention. Then, if we have further interest we will contact you with a request for more information. We basically want to understand:

a) what your invention is?
b) how it is useful?
c) how it is better?
d) its potential applications?
e) your proprietary (patent) position?

What to Send

PATENTED INVENTIONS:

1) A copy of your patent
2) Descriptive material, drawings, photos, hand sketches, etc., if necessary.
3) One page outlining special features, advantages, applications, etc., if necessary.

UNPATENTED INVENTIONS:

1) Same information as for Patented inventions, only w/o patent
2) Explain your proprietary status, i.e., type of patent pending, status of any patent application, name of patent attorney/agent, etc.

IN GENERAL - SEND:

1. Copies of relevant patents (prior art) found in your patent/prior art search
2. Please send a one-page description outlining the advantages, features, benefits, and at least a hand-sketched drawing of each individual invention if necessary.

Do Not Send !

· SEND NO PROTOTYPES, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED.
· Docie will not assume responsibility for one-of-a-kind items.

· Please do not send e-mail attachments. Also, referring to your website is not a replacement for sending a hard copy of the above information.

· We do not accept multiple invention submissions by invention title only.

· Please do not FAX information unless requested by us to do so. USE MAIL OR OTHER CARRIER ONLY, and waive any requirement for our signature to speed delivery!

Please send information to:

Docie Invention Services
Dept. WS
73 Maplewood Dr.
Athens, OH 45701-1910

Phone: 740-594-5200