[SiliconBeach] Patent advice

2011-07-27 Thread Phil Sim
Hi folks, can anyone recommend someone I can talk to regarding patents. I'm hoping to find someone in Sydney who will do the initial consultation free of change so I can find out if what I'm wanting to do is patentable. While I'm here, can you patent this kind of thing: Let's say you take an

Re: [SiliconBeach] Patent advice

2011-07-27 Thread Ryan Wardell
Hi Phil, I haven't found anyone good yet, but I CAN tell you to seer clear of MCW Law. Those guys are absolute pirates. Ryan On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Phil Sim philip...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, can anyone recommend someone I can talk to regarding patents. I'm hoping to find

Re: [SiliconBeach] Patent advice

2011-07-27 Thread Ryszard
Hey Phil, i chatted with Shaun with www.buchannanlaw.com.au for a couple of hours solid at a trade show one time. he's a trademark lawyer but knows quite a bit about patents and has access to ppl who do patent stuff. he was a really cool guy to talk to, open, and seemingly startup friendly.

Re: [SiliconBeach] Patent advice

2011-07-27 Thread Geoff McQueen
Thumbs up to Michael Bates and Team from 1P. I'm pretty sure he's on the list. On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:58, Ryszard ryszar...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Phil, i chatted with Shaun with www.buchannanlaw.com.au for a couple of hours solid at a trade show one time. he's a trademark lawyer but