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Why do you apply for a patent?
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In this section, I am going to describe how you qualify for a patent and what qualifies for a patent. If it is an invention, if it is a new original invention that you have created, what is an invention? It is a creation of the human m...
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Do you need a patent attorney to file a patent?
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The question is: do you need a patent attorney to file patent application? The answer is no. Just as filing your yearly income tax return does not require an accountant, filing for your patent does not require an attorney. You c...
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How do you document your invention?
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In this section I am going to talk about how does one document their invention. One is a lab notebook. You basically write down your thoughts, disclose how someone could make and use your invention on the conception date or shortly the...
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How do you know if you have a great invention?
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How do you know if your idea will make a great invention? Or is your invention really great? The first thing you do is to search. Suppose you do the search or you are really familiar with the prior art and you know the market size is r...
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How do you make a great idea into an invention?
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What do you do if you have a great idea but you do not know how to make it? You have no idea how to make it because you do not have the technology background in that area, you are not an engineer. Well, that is okay. As long as you fu...
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How do you get started on your idea?
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So you have a great idea, you do not know how to get started, what do you do first? Well, the first thing you do is get mentally prepared to invent. Make sure that idea that you have is a real invention. Make sure you have thought thr...
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What makes a patent?
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In this section I am going to talk about what are the different elements of a patent. The different elements of a patent include the title of the patent, the name of the inventors, the serial number which is issued by the Patent Office ...
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What makes an invention new?
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For our purposes, novelty just means new. So how do you show the patent office that you have created something new? There are basically three ways this can be accomplished. One way is to show a physical difference from all...
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Who Grants Patents?
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Patents are granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The US Patent and Trademark Office is, in the United States, a national patent office. Most countries have either a national patent office or a regional patent office. The Eur...
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