I receive lots of questions regarding the definition of patent. The following is the verbatim definition from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): What Is a Patent? A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by the Patent and Trademark Office. The term of a new [...]
This is a question I get all of the time. If the existing device is patented, you’re on thin ice right off the bat. It’s risky. The last thing you want to do is infringe on someone’s patent — and open the door to litigation. For most cases, especially if you are a new inventor, [...]
A college “composition” notebook is a simple and inexpensive way to create an inventor’s notebook. Because of its stitched binding, you can’t (easily) remove the pages or alter the page order. I recommend simply numbering all of the pages in consecutive order prior to using it. As you write your ideas / inventions into the [...]
