I would file a provisional patent application first, then talk to the company. You want to lock in whatever you he has come up with before telling...

Say USPTO has two non-provisional patent applications over similar conflicting claims, mine and someone else's.

Most of the time, I believe the Examiner will merely see your early provisional date and your application will win. The other application will...

Improvement patent question

If you improve a patented product that has an original patent, then you would actually try to get a patent on the improvement. If you legally buy...

What is the process to patent an invention?

I suggest going to www.google.com/patents and typing in words similar to your invention. Your goal is to see if there is anything out there like...

I have an idea for a new type of clothing, paint material.

If you an explain "how" to do that which you want to do, then you might be able to patent it. If you can explain how to make the material, then it...

Need to get an idea to the automobile industry. How do i get that idea to them and how do i protect this idea?

I suggest going to www.google.com/patents and seeing if your idea or something like it already exists. That way, you are doing your own patent...