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Re:Ask HN: To Patent, or Not To Patent by davo11 on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:46AM (#436316)
By lodging a provisional and having a released product that implements the invention, I believe no one else can patent that invention, even if you don't proceed with the patent. Ask your lawyer. A patent search will reveal if someone else has patented this already and would be a bit cheaper. Also shop around and get quotes from a couple of lawyers.

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