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- Smart Business Moves for Successful Inventions - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Invention ResourceYou have toiled many years in an effort to bring success to your invention and that day now seems to be approaching quickly. Suddenly, you realize that during all that time while you were staying up late at night and working weekends toward marketing or licensing your invention, you failed to ...
Views: 649 - Promote Your Idea at Trade Shows - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Invention ResourceInventors and small business owners often must consider how best to invest their limited funding, time and energy to achieve maximum promotion, market research and make contacts for funding. They try to reach not one, but many objectives at once that rival or come close to the results achieved ...
Views: 576 - Trademark Protection - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Invention ResourceAlthough the importance of protecting your invention through the patent process has been stressed time after time here at Idea Marketplace the ultimate goal of many inventors is to eventually market their patented invention, and this requires a general understanding of trademark law. Indeed, ...
Views: 548(2 votes) - Trademark Protection - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Invention ResourceAlthough the importance of protecting your invention through the patent process has been stressed time after time here at Idea Marketplace the ultimate goal of many inventors is to eventually market their patented invention, and this requires a general understanding of trademark law. Indeed, ...
Views: 548(2 votes) - Trade Secrets vs. Patents - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Invention ResourceThe Coca-Cola story Many inventors and entrepreneurs wonder about the substantive difference between patents and trade secrets. A brief look back at the inception of the Coca-Cola Company and its initial marketing of its now world famous beverage will prove a useful starting point. In ...
Views: 621(1 vote) - Filing A Provisional Patent Application - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Invention ResourceYou have an invention but you’re not yet ready to file a formal patent application. You ask “Is there anything I can do to protect myself until I file a formal patent application?” Congress may have provided an answer in the form of a “provisional patent application”. A “provisional” ...
Views: 543(1 vote) - Licensing Your Invention the Easy Way - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Invention ResourceLike most inventors, you have been actively seeking a company to license or purchase your invention. You’ve sent hundreds of letters and brochures about your idea to unresponsive companies to no avail. Why not try a company that wants to hear from you and is actively looking for new inventions! ...
Views: 514(1 vote) - How to Make an Effective License Agreement - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Invention ResourceYou already knew you have a great invention. Knowing this has driven you to find a company interested in taking your idea further. And now, through your hard work, or the work of a licensing agent, you have found a company that also thinks your invention is great! This is a fantastic place to ...
Views: 538 - The Invention Notebook - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Invention ResourceFor any inventor looking to apply for a patent, it is imperative to have proof of the project’s originality, every step of the way. In the US exclusive rights to an invention are determined by the date of invention rather than when the patent application was filed. If an application is ...
Views: 577 - An Overview of the Patent Process - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Invention ResourceSo you have an idea that you would like to patent. You’ve heard that you need to file a “patent application”. You ask, “Where can I get one of these “patent applications,” so that I can fill it out”. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. A patent application is more like a legal brief ...
Views: 616 - How do you Sell an Idea? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Invention ResourceWhen a person comes up with a new idea, it is probably only a matter of seconds before the thought arises: “how can I sell my idea?” Since most ideas come from what a person might find useful in their life or would help them solve a common problem they experience every day, it seems logical that ...
Views: 532 - How to Finance Your Work - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Invention ResourceYou may not wish to hear this, but it is more than true. The greater percentage of your own money used, the better, since money equals control. O.P.M. (other people’s money) costs control, often causes strange bedfellows and, often heartaches or misunderstanding as to who is responsible and ...
Views: 469 - The Value of "Patent Pending" Status - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Invention ResourceWe see products everywhere, with “patent pending” stamped on its label, boasted about in its advertisement, or casually mentioned in the literature that accompanies it. So what exactly does patent pending mean? Traditionally, patent pending means that a full patent application has been ...
Views: 711 - Patent Protection for Product Ideas or Inventions - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Invention ResourceI. What is a patent? A United States Patent is essentially a "grant of rights" for a limited period. In layman's terms, it is a contract in which the United States government expressly permits an individual or company to monopolize a particular concept for a limited time. Typically, our ...
Views: 612(1 vote) - Patent Protection for Product Ideas or Inventions - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Invention ResourceI. What is a patent? A United States Patent is essentially a "grant of rights" for a limited period. In layman's terms, it is a contract in which the United States government expressly permits an individual or company to monopolize a particular concept for a limited time. Typically, our ...
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