To get a patent, you need to make sure your idea is patentable, which requires that your invention is fully developed and that no one else has already patented it, and then file an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which can be a complex process depend...
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Patent Law ResourcesHow to Patent an IdeaProvisional PatentPatent PendingDesign PatentPlant PatentUtility Patent Learn how to check your patent application status, navigate USPTO systems, and understand key strategies for protecting intellectual property. 8 min read updated on February 07, 2025 ...
My Ph.D. supervisor, E.E. van Tamelen, was one of the most creative chemists of his generation, and he thought about the big problems. Since these are also the hardest problems, working for vT contributed even ...
It can be hard to bring an innovative product idea to life while keeping it under wraps at the same time. How do you protect it from getting stolen? In this episode of Shopify Masters, you’ll learn from a Shark Tank entrepreneur who came up with, prototyped, and patented a product all...
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Purple mattresses are known for their patented GelFlex grid technology, which (similar to memory foam) is meant to “cradle the body” with support and breathability. Production associate Audrey Ekman says she’s slept on a Purple mattress a few times and has it in her five-year plan to ow...
Will A Patent Attorney Negotiate My Royalty Payments? Posted onDecember 26, 2012bymarketing Reply If you have a unique idea that qualifies for patent protection then you need a registered patent attorney to get the best patent protection possible. When that mission is completed the patent lawyer ...
Here's my broken earbud and I've popped the back off it. You can see how the wires run up through the main case to the coil inside. We need two wires to make a circuit: one carries the current into the coil from the stereo; the other carries it back again. ...
previously patented your app idea, there is no reason to panic. Your objective is to carefully examine the current patent to determine what you can do differently. Please don’t give up because there may be many ways you may improve the patent by coming up with something new to change it...