While You Relax This Summer, Put Your Big Ideas To Work

LegalZoom Makes it Easy to File a Patent and Start a New Business

LOS ANGELES--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Times are tough and vacation budgets are tight, so more people are staying at home to relax and take care of things they have been putting off. Perhaps the smartest thing you can add to your to-do list is actually doing something with that “big idea” that’s been stuck in the back of your head. LegalZoom.com makes it easy and affordable for entrepreneurs to protect and act on their business ideas before the golden opportunity cools like the first autumn chill.

“LegalZoom customers like Chris have proven it’s easy to get started, once you know exactly where to begin”

LegalZoom is the nation’s leading online legal document service, offering a convenient and cost-effective way for entrepreneurs to take care of common legal needs, including filling patents, securing trademarks and forming LLCs.

Inventor Chris Schuttee turned to LegalZoom to file a patent and form an LLC for the Hot Dog EZ Bun Steamer, a stove-top pan insert that steams buns while the hot dog is being boiled. Chris debuted his product at the International Home and Housewares Show and is getting ready to sell his Hot Dog EZ Bun Steamer on television.

“I knew I had a good idea. I knew lots of people hate to eat hot dogs on cold buns. I knew my product was an easy, simple solution,” said Schuttee. “I had several different product ideas over the years, some of which even ended up on store shelves through someone else’s efforts. This time was going to be different. All I needed was the legal protection to transform myself from a big dreamer to a successful inventor.”

“LegalZoom customers like Chris have proven it’s easy to get started, once you know exactly where to begin,” said Brian Liu, co-founder and chairman of LegalZoom.com. “LegalZoom empowers consumers by first walking them through their options, and explaining the importance of forming an LLC, filing a patent and registering a trademark. Word travels fast, and that’s how dreams are ruined. Before you tell a soul about your big idea, take the necessary steps to ensure you will remain in control and ultimately reap the rewards.”

About LegalZoom.com

LegalZoom.com is the nation's leading online legal document and filing service. Co-founded by attorney Robert Shapiro in 2001, LegalZoom.com (www.legalzoom.com) offers a convenient and cost-effective way to take care of common legal needs. LegalZoom service offerings include: Wills, Living Wills, Incorporation, LLC Formation, Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Divorce, Small Claims, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and more. LegalZoom.com is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or counsel.