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An entrepreneur who thinks he or she has something unique should consider filing for a patent as soon as possible.
Recent changes in the U.S. patent law favor those who are "first to file," said Michael Martensen, Colorado Springs attorney who specializes in intellectual property.
It means that entrepreneurs have to be more diligent about protecting their ideas, he said. Some entrepreneurs are tempted to show their product at trade shows to test interest before filing for the expensive patent, Martensen said.
But, that makes it easy to be ripped off, he said.
Consider the case...