[nylug-talk] Employer Pattent Rights

[jh]

Andrew Pliszka wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your help. The problem is that if you tell your 
> investors that a patent is pending, then they are more interested.
> 
> Andrew
> 
I'm not a lawyer, but I have some personal experience with the patent 
process and investors.

Most investors yawned when I told them that I had a patent pending. 
Those that did invest were strangely disinterested in pursuing the 
patent, despite the advice of a patent attorney that felt that my 
invention was both novel and worth protecting.

In short, unless you have the patent, they aren't going to get all that 
excited unless they are very unsophisticated.

My $.02.

jh