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“Patentability Searches” Defined
A Patentability Search is the first task on the road to obtaining protection for your invention. Where to go and how to start is the oft asked question. While all Patentability Searches have the general goal of identifying inventions with the same characteristics as the topic of the search (Prior Art), there are certain distinctions [...]
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Protect your Invention
So, you have this great idea that you have been tinkering with, but you haven’t quite ironed out all the wrinkles to where you are ready to file your patent application. How can you protect against someone else stealing your idea and beating you to the patenting “punch”? Well, there is one very important premise [...]
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Patent Search
Why Search? A Patent Search is a search of the prior art, namely, that which is known and already invented. A patent search is important because it can not only save an applicant the expense of filing a patent application on subject matter already patented or within the public domain, but also afford an applicant [...]
What is NOT Patentable?
As discussed in the previous post, an invention is only patentable if it is Novel, Useful and Not Obvious. Additionally, it must be adequately described or otherwise enabled in a patent application, and claimed by the inventor in a patent application in clear and definite terms. The Supreme Court has stated that anything under the [...]
What makes an Invention Patentable?
There are three major requirements for patentability: The invention must be Novel, Useful and Not Obvious. Lets take a closer look at each of these criteria: Novelty To start with; in order to be considered patentable, an invention must be “Novel”. This means that the invention was never described in a publication, used or for [...]
The Magic of Innovation – part 2
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” –Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel Prize 1937 Welcome back to our series on the Magic of Innovation. In this installment, we will be discussing growing and developing an idea or invention. If you missed out on part one where we talked about [...]
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The Magic of Innovation
In the words of Albert Einstein: “For an idea that does not at first seem insane, there is no hope.” In this two part series, we are going to take a look at the Process of Inventing, including; what exactly is an “Invention”, where do the ideas come from, and some ways to grow and [...]
Are you an inventor?
Do you have a great idea that you’ve been wanting to market? Do you observe new inventions in stores or on television and wonder ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ If this sounds like you, you’ll definitely want to learn more about what it takes for inventors to get their products on the market. Here [...]
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Do I need a Patent Attorney to file my Patent?