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Sears’ Strict Invention Submission Agreement
With good reason, inventors get excited when their creative endeavors – the hard work, time, and energy – finally come …
Obviousness Rejections in Patent Applications
We worry most about obviousness when an invention claims an incremental improvement over the existing technology. Obviousness is less of …
Stolen inventions: how to protect your invention from the Big Guy
Stolen inventions: how to protect your invention from the Big Guy There are always stories where the Big Box retailers …
Inventions needed in the medical device world
David Shaywitz, MD, writing for The Health Care Blog, expresses concern over what he sees as a major issue in …
New Year’s Resolution for your patent strategy: 5 steps to an effective defense for prior art rejections
March 2013 is just around the corner, and with it come the new patent laws initiated by the approval of …
Expired patents may put invention in public domain
Many people do a Google patent search to see if a patent already exists that describes their invention idea or …
Six options to consider before your provisional patent expires
A provisional patent application expires 12 months after the filing date. As this deadline approaches, the applicant must decide what …
Simple tips for seeking out venture capitalists for software and internet inventions
After you’ve spent countless hours developing your product, you’re finally in position to reach out to venture capitalists via executive …