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Actually not getting a patent doesn’t tell you anything about the effectiveness of the product. Nobody gets patents in this industry. They are too expensive and they don’t protect you from intellectual property theft. Actually they reveal how the device works. Hel-loo! Patents are like merit badges for Boy Scouts. Besides all the world loves a mystery, doesn’t it?

You have to dig deep into your own pockets to be able to defend your patent. That is another reason not to patent. If you actually had a break thru in technology you can only hope to have a company that has integrity and deep pockets to come in and buy you up or some large portion of your position. I am not sure that even a bullitt proof NDA written on graphene would offer an inventor protection during a one year discovery period while courting outside investment  Tom

I worked in innovation for 32 years.  @geoffkait is spot on with his statements above.  A patent simply gives others deeper knowledge and vital missing links on how you accomplished your innovation. Competition will learn from it and change one portion enough to call it their own and skate by. Best to keep it a secret.