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Category: Invention Marketing

Patent Confidentiality

You may be wondering if you can obtain a patent and keep it a secret.  The short answer to this question is no.  Patents are granted by the patent office in exchange for full disclosure of the invention.  The details of the inventions are published and then made available to

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Proof of Concept

Most successful inventors and product development companies will start with a Proof of Concept Analysis before they start spending money. A full Proof of Concept Analysis consists of three important parts.  These consist of Business Analysis, Ownership Analysis and Product Analysis.  You might want to consider starting with the one

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Providing Notice of “Patent Pending”

If you are seeking the benefit of marking your invention as “Patent Pending”, you must make a good faith effort to make sure that your invention is properly marked.  If you mark your invention as “Patent Pending” this should be effective.  When using this notice, it alerts the public that

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Can You Patent Your Idea Without A Prototype

A prototype for a patent is a model, first creation, draft, or patent drawing of an invention. You might wonder if you can patent your idea without a prototype? Prototypes are required in rare cases.  For example, ideas for time machines or free energy devices do require prototypes.  In most

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Licensing a Patent

Do you wonder what licensing a patent is?  It simply means that you, as the patent owner, grants permission to an individual or organization to make, use or sell your patented invention. Licensing takes place according to agreed terms and conditions, for a specific purpose, in a defined territory, and

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Bringing Your Product to Market

If you have a patent or invention, you probably have wondered how you would bring it to market.  There are steps to bring your product to market that has two major principles and thoughts behind it.  It should be as simple as possible and each step should require a small

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When and How to Safely Market My Invention

Securing patent protection before you market my invention is the most important step in safeguarding your intellectual property. This article is an Inventor’s Roadmap that explains how the “first-inventor-to-file” system impacts your ability to share your ideas and why relying on the one-year grace period is a risky strategy. You

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Funding Your Patent

 One of the problems of getting your invention idea started is finding the money, if you don’t already have it.  Your invention idea may seem expensive and costly to create and produce but there are a few methods by which you can attain the funds necessary to get your idea

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Can you and How to Sell an Idea without a Patent

Selling an invention without a patent can be challenging but it can be done. Here are some steps on how to go about doing that. First, apply for a provisional patent from the United States Patent office.  This step is much simpler and than obtaining a full patent.  It also

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