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- From: csehgal@encore.com (Chet Sehgal)
- Subject: Need info on a patent company
- Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:44:44 GMT
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- There was a discussion on patents on the newsgroup recently. Does anyone
- have any first hand experience with "Advanced Patent Services"? One of my
- friends feels he has a good idea and has already had the above company
- do the initial patent search and market survey for him for a fee of $200.
- I think they have done a good job. Now they are asking for a fee (I don't
- remember the exact numbers, but they are close) in the range $4900-$7900 for
- filing the patent. The fee my friend is willing to pay determines the
- commission they will get when the product sells in the market. The commission
- starts at 1.5% (if my friend pays $7900 now) and rises to 12% (if he pays
- $4900) with 4 other options in between. I personally find it strange that
- there is such a large difference in commission with a difference of just
- $3000 towards the patent filing fee the company is charging.
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- Chet
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- Chetan Sehgal
- Encore Computer Corporation
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- Chet
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- Chetan Sehgal +----------------+
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