How to Sell an Idea to a Company

In this article I'll talk about how to sell an idea to a company. I just want to provide you with a disclaimer upfront: it's not easy, and sometimes it's best to have a professional invention company work on your behalf (that's why I offer a free … [Continue reading...]

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How to Patent a New Invention

You have just created a brand new gadget, it's innovative, extremely useful and everybody is dying for one. But before you can turn your new invention into millions of dollars, you need to protect it from being stolen by other would be millionaires. … [Continue reading...]

How To Perform a Free Patent Search

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So you have created something fantastic but you don't know if your invention is original enough to qualify for a patent. Before you spend hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars submitting a patent application, you need a patent search performed to see … [Continue reading...]

Patent An Idea In 5 Steps

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Is it possible to patent an idea? “Patenting an idea” is one of the most commonly used expressions when someone wants to be granted a patent for something new that they have developed. However, an idea itself cannot be patented. What is patentable … [Continue reading...]

How To File A Provisional Patent Application

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Inventors have enjoyed the ability to file a Provisional Patent Application since June of 1995. The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) created provisional patents to provide inventors with a low cost option for protecting their … [Continue reading...]

Patent A Design In 7 Steps

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In this article we cover the much asked question of how to patent a design. Design patents are granted for designs that are new, ornamental in nature and applied to an article of manufacture. They cover the aesthetic aspects of an article only, as … [Continue reading...]

How To Copyright An Idea

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In this article we talk about how to copyright an idea. Have you a written a new ebook that you would like to distribute or a new song that you would like to publish? Do you have an idea for a movie script that you would like to shop around? Have you … [Continue reading...]