Subject: Fw: Dr. Scott benjamin
From: "LLPS -Michael B" <[email-masked]>
To: "Rob Gilreath" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:39:36 -0400

Jacob Sabins forwarded me his notes from the seminar.  There is a number to a patent lawyer.  Might be worth calling him and at least finding out what he may be able to do for us in the process.
Thank you,
Michael B

From: sabinsja 
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 10:27 PM
To: [email-masked] 
Subject: Dr. Scott benjamin

      Mike: here's the info from the patent class at club 52 intensive. Love you bro!  
      From Evernote: 
      Dr. Scott benjamin 

Books
  a.. Don't self publish 
  b.. 
    a.. You don't have to worry about doing all the edits in one shot 
    b.. Major publishers have editing teams 
  c.. Write down your idea 
  d.. Write a sample chapter and send it to the publisher  
    a.. Your resume 
    b.. A letter on why your book is better than everyone else's stuff already published  
    c.. How many chapters 
    d.. What is the target audience 
    e.. How much will the book be
  e.. At the same time, send it to another publisher 
    a.. Now, you generate competition before a contract is signed
  f.. Takes a couple months to get the sample back 
  g.. Make changes and send it back to them 
  h.. They can contract for it 
  i.. If they cancel the book, no big deal 
  j.. Royalty amounts are 7-10%  
    a.. They did all the marketing, all the shows, etc.
    a.. Next book, maybe negotiate a larger royalty
  k.. When you send it out, have intercessors 
    a.. keep it up
  l.. Technical books 
    a.. Anything technical you come up with, copyright it first 
      a.. Jim duby 371-9835 
        a.. he sends it all out so that nobody can steal it
    b.. Now, the publishing company can use the material and they are going to pay you for it
  m.. Present as much illustrations to the publishers as possible  
  n.. Ebooks follow the same process  
  o.. How do you find the publishers 
    a.. Google them 
    b.. Call them and ask for the new book department  
    c.. Share your idea with them under 5 minutes  
    d.. Send them electronic versions
  p.. Don't let the blessing get the door slammed in its face - keep going 

Patents
  a.. Patent attorney  
    a.. Dave Hurley 312-655-9900 
    b.. Mention Scott Benjamin 
  b.. Patent requires you to show why it's different and unique than anything else that's out there 
  c.. he does a patent search for anything that looks like your idea 
  d.. Can take up to 3 years to get a patent 
  e.. Puts together the application and it gets sent to a patent examiner  
  f.. Once the application is submitted, you can put "patent pending" on your product  
  g.. Now, hammer the industry to find someone to find the product  
  h..