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Hello,
We have filed a patent application for our invention. Can we already manufacture and sell the product without losing out in terms of protection? What kind of things can and can't we do during that time?
We would like to increase our number of beta testers and gain some traction in the relevant customer group. Of course money is a factor too, we would like to move forward fast without losing to much cash before the product is even officially launched. Thanks for your advice!
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If you can pay US$4800, you may apply for quick examination at USPTO without do search by yourself:
http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/usptos-prioritized-patent-examination-program
This would allow you to receive the issuance or rejection by USPTO roughly within 1 year, that would reveal potential patent that you may infringe. If you do search as suggested by Steven-san, you may file for quick search by submitting the search result to USPTO with US$130: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/01/18/accelerated-examination-is-better-examination/id=21851/
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