Has someone already invented your idea?

<p>If you've invented something and are looking to get a patent, one of the costs you'll be looking at is the "prior art search".</p> <p>That's patent speak for "find if something has been made public that describes your invention".</p> <p>Professional patent searches cost money.</p> <p>And if you're a pro se inventor (an inventor prosecuting your own patent application), then it's a cost I think you can avoid.</p> <p>In this episode I explain why.</p>