by Alan | Jun 19, 2014 | Critiquing ideas, Ideas, Importing, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Patent Search, Patent strategy, Patents
Welcome to the last posting of the A to Z of Inventing series. I hope you have enjoyed them as I have attempted to cover an arc of the key invention topics from A to Z in this series. this final post is really just a recap, a sort of index. In the first five posts of...
by Alan | May 14, 2014 | Ideas, Invention, Licensing, Patent Search, Patent strategy, Patents, Strategy
In the previous post – N – Next Steps – What to do Now? – we discussed that, upon completion of your patent search on USPTO.gov, you would find very few patents similar to your invention (unlikely), a fair number of patents (10 – 20), or quite a lot of patents that...
by Alan | May 11, 2014 | Invention, Patent Search, Patents, Strategy
In the previous post – M – More about Patents – I described a three-step process for researching patents on USPTO.gov that should provide a solid list of existing patents that are similar to your invention. You will be rewarded for becoming a good patent researcher,...
by Alan | May 7, 2014 | Invention, Patent Search, Patents, Research
In the previous post – L – Let’s Do Patent Research – I discussed the value of doing some patent research early on in the inventing process. You can perform a reasonably good patent search for free using the US Patent Office website (www.uspto.gov). I recommend...
by Alan | May 4, 2014 | Invention, Keys to Success, Patent Search, Patents, Research
In the previous post – K – Keep Researching and Developing Your Knowledge – I provided links to a variety of resources I have found beneficial. I strongly believe that success as an inventor depends upon continually researching and developing your knowledge of...
