If an inventor have submitted the patent application to patent office. Does he need wait till the patent been granted before begin manufacturing the product and sell it to market ? It like that, it would be take a long of time.

Could the inventor begin to manufacturing the product and sell it although it still patent pending ?

Thanks

Hi,

Im not sure about the 1st quetion. but i know the 2nd quetion, and yes, i see inventions in my house with text that says Patent Pending on the back or bottom

the answer to both is "yes". but there is considerable risk involved. i've worked on a number of products where i signed the patent application after my initial design was complete. shortly afterward tooling is started and within a year the product is sold - well before the patent clears. but that was a risk the corporation took. and of course there is research done to minimize risk. but on a couple occasions my projects were in tooling when a very similar one was introduced by a competitor (meaning they were ahead of us and probably ahead in patent process too). fortunately, there's never been a direct conflict. but on one occasion it was close!

csven is right you can market your product immediatelly and place a "patent pending" inscription on the product.

Hi R,

Q: If an inventor have submitted the patent application to patent office. Does he need wait till the patent been granted before begin manufacturing the product and sell it to market ? It like that, it would be take a long of time. Could the inventor begin to manufacturing the product and sell it although it still patent pending ? Thanks

A: Once an application for patent has been made can you put "patent pending" on your products, advertising, etc. and avoid the $500 fine for each product or advertising. See
http://www.bitlaw.com/source/35usc/292.html

A: In addition to puting "patent pending" on your products/advertising, you may want to have people sign a non-disclosure agreement (an NDA) while your patent application remains secret for 18 months from the filing date of your application.

Best Wishes, H