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- THE INNOVATOR'S DILEMMA�. Williams, Russell // Inventors' Digest;Jan2008, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p30
The article focuses on filing provisional and non-provisional patents. Some factors to consider by inventors in deciding which type of patent should be filed are financial condition, stage of development and risk tolerance of the invention. It explains that non-provisional patent is known as a...
- Master Drafters. Quinn, Gene // Inventors' Digest;May2011, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p24
The author highlights several reasons why inventors would need a patent lawyer when filing a patent application. According to him, a patent lawyer can help the inventor in describing his invention in a document that will grant him exclusive rights. He stresses that independent inventors can...
- UNDERDOGS OF THE WORLD, REJOICE! Sommers, Chris // Inventors' Digest;Dec2007, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p38
The article reports that smaller companies and individual inventors are cashing in on intellectual property (IP). Accordingly, the market for buying and selling patents have grown because more companies have realized the value of IP rights. Third-party advisers have also emerged which aids...
- Every Picture Tells A Story. Wuinn, Gene // Inventors' Digest;Jul2011, Vol. 28 Issue 7, p24
The article discusses alternative embodiments of the invention and the disadvantages of failure to disclose alternatives in a patent application. It points out the need for inventors to think of various ways of making or using their inventions. The author suggests reviewing provisional patent...
- Patentable. Marketable. Feasible. Quinn, Gene // Inventors' Digest;Oct2011, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p28
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- Who owns the invention? Brewer, Peter L. // Tennessee Bar Journal;Apr2006, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p22
The article examines the legal issues regarding ownership of inventions in the United States. A patent may be issued for any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or any new and useful improvement thereof. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is authorized to grant and issue...
- PROFITING FROM OPI. Lander, Jack // Inventors' Digest;Aug2008, Vol. 24 Issue 7, p40
The article focuses on using other people's ideas when creating inventions. Using other people's ideas is legitimate as long as the inventor do not infringe on intellectual property that is still in force. Opportunities to be ahead of other people's ideas depend on three main factors. They are...
- Recruiting for Ideas: How Firms Exploit the Prior Inventions of New Hires. Singh, Jasjit; Agrawal, Ajay K. // INSEAD Working Papers Collection;2010, Issue 21, p1
When firms recruit inventors, they acquire not only the use of their skills but also enhanced access to their stock of ideas. But do hiring firms actually increase their use of the new recruits' prior inventions? Our estimates suggest they do, quite significantly in fact, by approximately 202%...
- WHY YOU NEED A PATENT ILLUSTRATOR. Andres, Nadine // Inventors' Digest;Jan-Mar2005, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p30
Offers advice on patent illustration. Reason it is advisable to hire a patent illustrator; Assistance offered by patent illustrators to inventors; Factors to be considered when selecting a patent illustrator.
