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You're infringing my patent! By : Brian R. Rayve, Esq. Are you ready to bring your invention or product to market but not sure you can without infringing someone else's patent? Want that confident feeling that you have done your "homework" up-front to avoid a costly and lengthy law suit? This is a primer on patent infringement for inventors that answers your most commonly asked questions. A must-read for inventors at all experience levels. Not For Meat Eaters: Manual to Vegetarian Ideology By : Patty Stevens Learn about the different nutritional variants and ideologies followed by vegetarians all over the world. Patents For Inventors - Your Questions Answered! By : Brian R. Rayve, Esq. Are you confused about what a patent is and whether you should get one? This is a primer for beginning inventors that answers your most commonly asked questions. Questions include what is a patent, what is patent pending, what protection does a patent provide, should you keep your invention secret, and more. A must-read for inventors at all experience levels. Do It Yourself Patents By : T J Madigan For those who cannot afford to dish out thousands of dollars for a patent lawyer, do it yourself patents can be a great alternative. Do it yourself patents can be done if you are up to the challenge. It is not impossible although the biggest drawback on do it yourself patents is that you are not afforded the luxury of having professional advice. A Brief Look Into Filing US Patents By : Dennis Cole If you have an idea or invention you may need a US Patent to protect it. Someone else could steal your idea, so it is always a good idea to understand patents and what they can do for you. To Successfully Enforce Your Patent Do Not Let Form Triumph Over Substance While Writing The Patent By : Xavier Pillai You may have a fantastic invention and obtained a patent for it but you will fail to stop the infringer if any one of the many formality requirements of the patent laws are ignored when writing the patent. The Patent Office Proposes New Rules That Could Increase Burden On Patent Applicant By : Xavier Pillai If the proposed new rules take effect, the patent applicant must excercize great care in disclosing documents that pertain to the invention. It is important to secure a patent and not create potential ammunition for a competitor to defeat the patent. Shouldn't Great Inventions Deserve Iron-clad Patents? By : Xavier Pillai Chemical and pharmaceutical industries protect their inventions by securing patents. However, they realize, much to their surprise and their bottom line, that the patents do not hold up to scrutiny by lawyers and courts. This article provides practical tips to securing strong patents. To Crush Your Competition A Strong Patent Is Important Learn How and Why By : Xavier Pillai To win in a patent lawsuit, you must have a strong patent, a patent that contains a broad as well as a narrow definition of your invention. Do you Have an Invention or an Idea for an Invention By : James Hunt What are inventions? Well, basically an invention is when someone comes up with an idea or an object that has never been thought of before... Getting Your Patent Application Facts Straight By : Lisa Parmley Even if you choose to use a patent agent or attorney to help you protect your invention, you will still have some work to do. After all, it's your invention. And they need you to communicate the in's and out's of it as best you can. Types of Patents Granted by the USPTO By : Lisa Parmley Inventions may qualify for a utility, a design or a plant patent as set out by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This article attempts to provide you with an overview on each of these patent types. How to Handle Patent Infringement? By : Lisa Parmley Who will be there when things go wrong? Due to the trouble, expense and the risks involved with gaining a patent, you might be lulled into thinking that the government will be there to lend you a helping hand when it comes time to enforce the rights your patented invention. So You've Invented Something, Now What? By : Lisa Parmley So you've invented the next big thing (or at least something that may solve a problem for a select group of people)? Now what? Detailed Patent Search Tutorial By : Lisa Parmley You can get a reasonable patent search for a few hundred dollars. An in-depth comprehensive search will cost more (around a $1,000). But before you spend any money at all applying for a patent, reducing your invention to practice, or building an expensive prototype, you can start searching around all on your own. Are You Prepared To Face The Patent Office As It Is Going To Grant Only Narrow Patents? By : Xavier Pillai A patent application is a serious legal document and should be prepared with great care. This requires knowledge of the industry, i.e., what has been done before and what the competition might try to get around the patent. In the wake of the proposed rules, the importance of writing a good patent application cannot be overemphasized. A Strong Patent Is Important To Halt Infringer's Operations, Says U.S. Supreme Court By : Xavier Pillai A patent does not guarantee that you will be able to stop an infringer. Just make sure that the patent is strong and squeaky clean, and that there is no skeleton in the closet. Can you start selling your invention before patenting it? By : Xavier Pillai Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies spend large sums of money so that their employees burn the midnight oil and come up with great inventions, be it on a novel drug treat heart disease or a process to make large quantities of a chemical used in the manufacture of a plastic. Those inventions may be of little value if the company did not file for a patent in a timely manner. The In's and Out's of Gaining a Patent By : Lisa Parmley Please note that there is more to gaining a patent than just filing an application and waiting. It is possible that this is all you will have to do, but unlikely. Once a patent application is sent in to the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), it will be assigned to a patent examiner. Checking Credentials Before Hiring Anyone to Help You Patent Your Invention By : Lisa Parmley Many businesses make more than a decent living helping inventors just like you make money from their inventions. From filing a patent to licensing and marketing your invention, someone is around every corner offering assistance. Patents and Fees: An Overview By : Lisa Parmley Gaining a patent on your invention can be an expensive undertaking. From beginning to end, here are the basic fees you will need to be prepared to pay. Please realize that many others may crop up depending on how complex the prosecution becomes for your patent. Using an Invention Submission Company to Submit Your Invention By : Lisa Parmley You hear them on late night television, newspapers and magazines, even the radio and the internet. The ad goes something like this, "Hey inventor, call our toll free number and we'll help you protect your idea and get rich quick". Patent Practitioners: Separating the Good from the Bad By : Lisa Parmley If you choose to hire a patent practitioner, they will help you throughout the complex patent process. You may even consider granting them power of attorney over your patent application. Short Guide to Patent Protection and Patentability By : Lisa Parmley What can be protected? Determining what qualifies as a patentable invention is a highly difficult and complicated task. Patent laws state that "Anything under the sun that was invented by man qualifies as patentable". Simple enough, but if you notice, there are hundreds of pages full of exceptions and details on the idea of patentability following this phrase. Scores of appeals and patent court cases have arisen due to questions regarding patentability because it still hasn't, and probably never will be entirely pinned down. The Beginnings of a Quality Patent Search By : Lisa Parmley Hopefully you realize that before you do much of anything, you need to look at the marketability of your invention. Remember, you don't want to do anything until you have a good feel for whether or not you can actually make some money from your invention. Of course, you can't ever determine with 100% accuracy if you will make money or how much, but you can gain an idea by looking at other products available in the marketplace. The Inventor's Dilemma By : Lisa Parmley So you've done your homework (or are planning on being diligent about it at least). And you've decided to definitely forge ahead and gain a patent on your invention. So now what? Well, first of all, be warned that patenting your invention will cost you several thousand dollars. The fee varies widely; you will ultimately need to receive an estimate from the professional you choose.

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