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How To Get Started With Your First Invention - Introduction

    So, a little light bulb inside you head has lit up and you are struck with the idea that you invented something. You are not sure yet how practical your idea is at this time, but something tells you that this might be the Big break you were looking for. What you do next.. more..

How To Get Started With Your First Invention - Part I

    Always try to put on paper what it is that you invented - precisely define your idea, its purpose, limitations and target audience. If you cannot precisely define your idea, then.. more..

How To Get Started With Your First Invention - Part II

    You may think of this step as unnecessary, but let me warn you - most marketing companies will require you to describe all Safety features of your idea, and you might save yourself some time by doing preparations.. more..

How To Get Started With Your First Invention - Part III

    It is extremely important to create a working model off of your idea. Why? By having a real-life model of your idea (or a scaled-down version of it), will help you to.. more..

How To Get Started With Your First Invention - Part IV

    It is extremely important to create a working model off of your idea. Why? By having a real-life model of your idea (or a scaled-down version of it), will help you to.. more..

How to Avoid Common Mistake in Idea Marketing

    When the time comes and you are ready to market your idea, most likely you will turn your attention to large companies for help. After all, you are telling yourself, these huge, large corporations are experienced in invention marketing and will take care of my idea; they have.. more..

Help With Your First Invention - Provisional Patent Application

    In this article I will try to explain purpose of Provisional Patent Application, its benefits and drawbacks. Provisional Patent Application allows inventors to start patent process without incurring the high cost of patent lawyers.. more..

Help With Your First Invention - Separating Idea from Invention

    Very often people use the words idea and invention too loosely, never thinking about the precise meaning of these two words. Maybe in casual conversation this practice will suffice; however.. more..

Thomas Edison And His Invention Methodology

    Once Edison formulated and documented his idea, inventor used trial and error approach in determining the best materials that should be used in his inventions. In those.. more..

Commentary On Verizon Vonage Patent Dispute

    The lesson that one should learn from the above mentioned litigation is that one should start thinking about getting a Patent very early. Otherwise you may realize later on that the invention you've struggled with for so long has been already patented.. more..

Your First Invention - What Can I Patent

    What if an inventor decided to replace a part in existing invention with the new one, of different color - should we classify this as invention? Of course not! An invention has to be non-obvious to someone who is skilled in the field of the invention.. more..

Your First Invention - What I Cannot Patent

    Because Ideas are too abstract and general, USPTO will never grant Patent on them. And this is a good thing - otherwise every general concept or idea would have been patented by now.. more..

Help With Your First Invention - Explaining First to Invent And First to Patent Rules

    First To Invent Rule, which is obeyed in Canada and United States, helps in determining who is the rightful owner of an invention and rewards an inventor with proper patent... more..

On the Importance of Marketability Evaluation

    In addition, if Marketability Evaluation Service Consultants found your invention non-commercial or very costly to produce, then you should take their advice seriously. Stop pouring money into patenting your invention and carefully consider the report. In most likelihood, your invention is indeed too non-commercial or too expensive to produce with the existing technology... more..

Your Invention and Proof of Marketability

    Every inventor participating in the manufacturing of his product should invest some time in generating records that prove the marketability of the invention or idea. Information collected during this stage of product development will be invaluable to the inventor once he is ready to license his product or begin manufacturing it himself.... more..

Obtaining Limited Protection for Idea or Invention - Trademarks (Part 1)

    Even if inventor has determined that his idea or invention is not patentable, he still has a few options to proceed forward. One of the options is to obtain limited protection through a trademark. In this article, I will be discussing Trademarks. In particular, I will define what a Trademark is and explain how to obtain one. In my next article (Part II) I will discuss Trademark Searching and Availability..... more..

Obtaining Limited Protection for Idea or Invention - Trademarks (Part 2)

    Another reason why it's important to seek a Professional is the following - even if the trademark already exists, you might still use one! Why? If Mark already exists, but on the product that is different from yours, one may use the same Trademark name. For example, say an inventor designed a new industrial drill and wants to Mark it as "Blue-Ribbon". He performs a thorough USPTO database search and determines that the same Trademark already exists, but on a baby toy. Obviously these two inventions/ideas have nothing in common and the inventor should be able to register his Mark. However, some cases will not be this clear-cut and you will need an opinion of an expert..... more..