19Nov
Patent Process Guide: 3 Essential Steps for Success
The Basics Patent Process Guide
The end result of a successful patent application and process is a product protected by patent law—but there are a few steps to go through before getting to this point. Your patent attorney will guide you through many of the necessary steps, but there are some things you need to do before you even make that first call. All inventions start with an idea but, since ideas cannot be protected, it's necessary to move on from there to reach a patentable point. You need to take that idea and start layering on detail—materials, process, technology—everything that...
15Nov
Master Your Invention Notebook: 3 Key Benefits Explored
The Joy of Inventing
Inventing can be fun. You come up with wild ideas, figure out how to solve a problem, or create a need... but then it comes time to work on a patent for your idea. And that's where you can run into problems. Perhaps someone, even someone you know, is trying to patent the same thing. Do you have a way of showing that you are the one that has actually been going through the process of trial and error, conception and invention? Your inventor's notebook would show just that very thing. It's important to remember, however, that...
12Nov
Copyright laws: Essential for Creative Success Forever
Copyright laws - Points To Consider
Before 1978, when rights were clarified in the 1976 Copyright Act (http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf), artists, writers and others involved in the creative arts had a much harder time holding on to their work. These days the copyright protections for creative artists who work for someone else are more clear, but still subject to misunderstanding and misuse. One thing holds mostly true: if you create something for your place of work, whether comics, artwork, websites, logos, etc., the rights belong to your employer. Yes, even if it's the most fantastic, must lucrative item ever created—as long as...
04Nov
Protect Intellectual Property: 3 Proven Ways to Avoid Scams
Protect intellectual property wisely.
Discover 3 proven methods to shield your inventions from scams and ensure secure rights management.The Emotional Turmoil of Inventing
It's exciting, isn't it? That rush of feeling when you know you've come up with something good, when you believe that you have the unique key to solve a particular problem? It's also a little scary, though, when you realize all that has to be done to make sure your invention is protected, that you can not only protect your work, but profit from it. It's the feeling of uncertainty, fear and dismay that some inventor scams take advantage...
28Oct
Social Network Patents: 3 Powerful Trends Shaping the Future
Understanding Social Network Patents in Today's Market
Social network patents are increasingly crucial as these platforms infiltrate every aspect of life and business.Social Networking: A New Era
As social networking becomes more important and occupies more presence in people's lives, the number of those seeking related patents increases. It's not unusual for innovators and creators to follow the need and the market, and software inventors, including of that for mobile devices and social networking applications, certainly fit this mold. This doesn't mean that it's all smooth sailing—as with other software patents, sometimes it's a lot more difficult to explain why what you've...
22Oct
How to Select the Perfect Trademark for Your Brand
Perfect trademark: The Five Categories
There are generally five categories of trademark classifications: generic, descriptive, suggestive, arbitrary and fanciful. Most trademarks fall within these categories once you break them down to their basics. When you consider the names and brands that surrounded almost every business—whether officially or traditionally—it's easy to recognize the importance of choosing the right trademark for your business or product.Just What is a Trademark?
People sometimes become confused as to what exactly makes a trademark. As well as in the difference between a trademark and a service mark. Though, of course, there are various ins and outs of the...
17Oct
Patent Portfolio: 3 Proven Strategies to Boost Your Innovation
Innovation Is Paramount
You know the image of the absentminded inventor who neglects all personal and financial matters in favor of creating? Replace that with inventors no less creative, but far more savvy and you have … Apple. Microsoft. Just about every innovative and creative company that comes to mind. What they learned, or even pioneered, is what every creative inventor can take lessons from. Treat your creations, your patent portfolio like a business, and you can reap great rewards. Your patent attorney can give some helpful advice on how to do this, but here are a few things to get...
15Oct
