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February 6, 2018

30 Ways to Protect The Commercial Value of Your Creative Ideas

When it comes to intellectual property strategy, there are simply no absolutes. The more you embrace that, the better. So many of the product developers and […]
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February 6, 2018

Things To Do When Your Provisional Patent Application Has Nearly Lapsed

Because I strongly believe in the importance of testing the market, I’m a big proponent of provisional patent applications. Obtaining a non-provisional patent can easily cost […]
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February 6, 2018

How Your Business Can Survive In A Copycat World

If you invent a great idea for a new product, others will copy you. It’s just a matter of when. That’s guaranteed. Whether your company is […]
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February 6, 2018

Don’t File That Patent Yet. File A Provisional Patent Application First.

Speed to market is paramount today. Whether you are a creative person, inventor, entrepreneur, startup, medium-sized enterprise, or Fortune 500 company, there’s no doubt that filing […]
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February 14, 2018

Provisional Patents: What are they and why do you need them?

By Gene Quinn The first thing that needs to be said, and completely understood, is that there is no such thing as a provisional patent. Patent attorneys […]
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February 14, 2018

When is best to use a provisional patent application?

By Gene Quinn In many, if not most or even nearly all, situations the invention as you initially conceive of it will not be the invention […]
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February 15, 2018

Inventors: Do a Patent Search Sooner Rather Than Later

When you have an idea for a new product, the first thing you should do is your homework. You need to study the market — to ask […]
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February 15, 2018

3 Basics for Filing a Patent That Actually Has Value

Anyone who has had an idea has worried it’s going to be stolen from them. I remember exactly how fearful I felt when I had my […]
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February 15, 2018

Are You Trying to Protect Your Idea — or Sell It?

Because I’ve been on the road promoting my new book, Sell Your Ideas With or Without a Patent, a lot this year, I’ve had the privilege of […]
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