The Path to Easy Sales
Before investing too much money in an invention, it pays to consider how easy it will be to sell. Let’s look at this from two major themes—priorities for customers, and your ability to get and retain them through entry points.
Your USPTO: A Faster Patent Application
Enter the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Its Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2) First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program improves access to the patent application process for participants filing nonprovisional patent applications for the first time.
YOUR USPTO: Director’s Blog – Supporting Our Military
This event led by Commerce Department and USPTO provides information to help veterans start businesses. More than 100 military personnel, military spouses, and veterans attended in-person—with hundreds more online—as they heard from experts in business development and intellectual property.
Your USPTO: Journeys of Innovation – She Lives ‘Inventivity’
Daughter of Gatorade inventor continues in father’s footsteps with Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention. This began with a lifelong journey of what Phoebe calls “inventivity”—a combination of invention and creativity.
Your USPTO: ‘They Stole My Invention!’
When a collaboration goes wrong: A look at rare derivation proceedings before the PTAB. If you as an inventor find yourself in this situation, what can you do?
Your USPTO: Journeys of Innovation – A Renewable Resolve
On the morning of September 20, 2017, as the roar of Hurricane Maria gave way to an ominous silence under an overcast sky, Vanessa Carballido Clerch and her parents made their way down a residential street in Guaynabo, a suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, back to the home they had evacuated in the middle of the night.
Your USPTO: PTAB and Patent Application
To get a patent, an inventor must file a patent application at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This article explains the patent process in general, what actions you can take, and how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) may figure into the process.
Your USPTO: Magic Moment – 1 Millionth Design Patent on the Way
We’ve come a long way from the first U.S. design patent, which did not even involve a drawing. According to USPTO projections, the 1 millionth U.S. design patent may potentially be issued in October of this year.
Your USPTO: How the PTAB Interprets Your Claim
Patent claims capture the scope of an invention and define the meets-and-bounds of protection available for the invention. A patent’s written description describes the invention and informs the meaning of the terms used in the patent claims. The USPTO interprets the meaning of words in the claims by referring primarily to the written description—and, on occasion, to other sources.
Your USPTO: Journeys of Innovation – From Inspired to Inspiring
Damian Earley’s participation in Ohio Invention League helped propel him to invention successes, and motivate siblings. Damian was introduced to the invention league through a school assembly in second grade.
Spared and Spurred
Inventor/entrepreneur Molly Wilson, who could have been on that plane, lives with added gratitude and purpose BY REID CREAGER
Your USPTO Making Your Best Argument Before PTAB
If an examiner has twice rejected your claims or issued a final rejection of your patent application, you may file an appeal before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or the Board).