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Insights, guidance, and stories from the world of invention, patents, and product development.

Can Your Daily Routine Land You a Patent?
Wake up, shower, shave, brush your teeth, get dressed, walk the dog. Most people do a lot of the same things every day and probably

Patent, Trademark and Copyright Basics
What is the difference between a patent, a trademark, and a copyright? When you have a new innovation or product idea it’s important to understand

What You Need to Know About Prior Art Searches
One of the first things you need to do to get your idea patented is to do a search for prior art. Prior art is

Is it Worth it to File for BothU.S. and International Patents?
Today’s global economy might make you believe you need to protect your ideas with both US and international patents, but it’s important to understand a

Innovation is Child’s Play
One of the best things about being a dad is watching my son discover the world around him. He loves to play with blocks and

Avoid These Prototype Pitfalls
We have been very busy with multiple products in the prototype stage of development. It used to be that companies were willing to license ideas

Why LLCs Empower Entrepreneurs to Take Risks and Unveil Game-Changing Inventions
The winds of change are blowing. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long-faced the perils of the unknown when bringing their ground breaking ideas to fruition. But

A License to Make Money
Are you an innovator who loves the process of developing new product ideas but isn’t excited about the process of manufacturing and marketing that product?

Bring on the Skeptics
When you are developing groundbreaking ideas, you will always run across skeptics. There’s an old joke that goes, “There are two kinds of people in