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I have a long history working with technology and start-ups. I have a product idea that I've begun the patent process for with a patent attorney, but I need to prototype the product without someone stealing the idea, and have little experience with what is necessary to begin to bring it to market on my own dime - assuming the costs aren't extremely exorbitant.

Is there a primer somewhere I can lean on, or just general experience from anyone who has?

I have a long history working with technology and start-ups. I have a product idea that I've begun the patent process for with a patent attorney, but I need to prototype the product without someone stealing the idea, and have little experience with what is necessary to begin to bring it to market on my own dime - assuming the costs aren't extremely exorbitant. Is there a primer somewhere I can lean on, or just general experience from anyone who has?

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[–] • 2 pts

Too complicated to build myself and all the manufacturers for the components are in China which means a NDA doesn't mean squat, they'll steal it anyway.

[–] • 0 pt

Well it sounds like what you need to do is acquire components without revealing the entire design to any one manufacturer

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More complicated and costly, but not a bad idea.