Makers and DIY-ers
You built it. Now get it down on paper.
You have a working build, a phone full of photos and a build log, and the paperwork side has always looked like someone else's job. The way through is to keep building: show Billie what you made, learn what is worth protecting and what showing it off can mean, and let the write-up grow beside the build, shaped to the hours you have.
Just the beginning: your IP packet builds as you grow. No card needed to start.
What you leave with
- Your build described the way a patent office needs it: how it's made and how it's used, dated.
- The closest existing patents and papers, side by side with your build, with a trade-secret read.
- A plain explanation of the public-disclosure clock, so you know what showing it off can mean before you post the next video, and a log of who has seen it.
- Prototyping coaching sized to your shop, and grants matched to what you're building.
- The IP Monitor, so you hear when a new patent or company lands near your build (Forge and up).
- When it is time, a packet ready for filing yourself, with a clinic, or with a lawyer.
Who this is for
People who build things that work, in a garage, a workshop or a kitchen, and have never written one down for protection.
What you might be worried about
- Someone copying what you built.
- Having already shown it online or at a fair.
- Paperwork eating your build time.
- Not knowing if it's worth protecting at all.
You don't need permission to start.
Just an idea, and a map to follow.
Can't pay right now? Apply for a scholarship or a subsidy.