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Little is known about Mary Walton’s life or the hardships she endured. However, she, like many other inventors, had to go through many hardships to get a patent. |
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To get a patent an inventor must apply for a patent which takes several years. The patent is expensive and you are very vulnerable for an infringement or violation of the law. You must check with the patent office to make sure your invention has not been done before because if so there can be years of wasted time. After several years your patent will be either approved or discarded. Even if you do receive a patent there is no promised protection. |
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| After the process of applying for a patent is done, there is still much more work to be done. To actually make this invention into the market, you must hire someone or do it yourself. You or the person you hire will call or meet with companies that will sell your invention or you must start a company yourself. Mary Walton may have gone through these hardships or even harder ones to receive a patent for her inventions. Overall, we can all agree that it is very hard and hard work to get an invention patented. |
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