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Topic: Question about 3D printing patents and public disclosure

Hi everyone,

Hopefully someone who knows about patents might know how I should handle this. I have come up with and built a working prototype of something patent-able in the 3D printing space. I can't afford a patent and I don't really want to deal with the hassle of doing the paper work. I was wondering if anyone know's of a way I can make sure that someone else cant just go and patent my mechanism if I put it up online and block me out of selling it in the future.

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Grayson

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2 Reply by heartless (edited by heartless 2020-01-27 12:28:23)

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Re: Question about 3D printing patents and public disclosure

if you do not want someone stealing it, do not put it online without at least a patent pending.. meaning all of the paperwork for a patent has been filed.

and even then, anyone that actually sees your mechanism could potentially "steal" the design.

A patent is the only way to protect your idea & design.

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