Lisa Parmley's Articles


Patents (13)	Intellectual Property (7)
Adsense (1)	College & University (1)
Education (2)	Career (1)

Display Category\|Title\|Newest\|Oldest
A Brief Overview of a U.S. Patent Application Learn about a few components for filing a U.S. patent application. Checking Credentials Before Hiring Anyone to Help You Patent Your Invention 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. Detailed Patent Search Tutorial 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. Does the ACT or SAT Suit You Best? The ACT and the SAT are the two major college admissions exams for U.S colleges and universities. If you are interested in pursuing a college degree, you will likely need to take one of these exams. Getting Into Graduate School The GRE General Test is the most widely accepted college admission exam for graduate school. This test strives to measure the knowledge that test takers have gained over long periods of time (like through their undergraduate programs). Getting Your Patent Application Facts Straight 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. How to Handle Patent Infringement? 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. How to Invent Something Sure to be Profitable Are successful inventors just lucky or is there a strategy for coming up with these golden ideas? If You're a Struggling Scientist, a Shortcut to a Lucrative Career in Patent Law Awaits You An article at CNN lists academic research scientists as one of the top three "Big jobs that pay badly". The article states that this career track has "one of the most disproportionate ratios of training to pay". Inventors... Make Sure Your Invention is a Success! Discover some of the important strategies all inventors should know to help ensure that their invention is a success. This list of tips was compiled from successful inventors. They are sure to steer you in the right direction and help you ensure success for yourself... Manufacturing Your Invention Unless you're able to license your invention right away, you will need to seek out invention manufacturing services. It is possible that even if you do license your invention, you will still be responsible for finding an adequate manufacturer. Patent Practitioners: Separating the Good from the Bad 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. Patents and Fees: An Overview 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. Short Guide to Patent Protection and Patentability 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. So You've Invented Something, Now What? 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? The Beginnings of a Quality Patent Search 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 In's and Out's of Gaining a Patent 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. The Inventor's Dilemma 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. The Law School Admissions Process Learn how to get into law school. The Topic of Patentability For an object or idea to be patentable, it must fit into one of the following four categories; process, manufacture, machine or composition of matter. The subject matter must also be original, an unmodified, previously existing invention is never patentable. There must be a significant improvement over previous inventions for the new one to qualify. If two previous inventions are combined together, the combination must yield new and unexpected results for the invention to be considered patentable. Types of Patents Granted by the USPTO 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. Using a Patent Search to Test the Waters Learn a little about conducting a patent search. Using an Invention Submission Company to Submit Your Invention 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". What Do We Mean by Patent Prosecution? The prosecution of a patent includes the procedures that follow after a regular patent application is filed. Where Should You Pursue an MBA? There are over 270 accredited graduate schools of business in the U.S. Since each business school application you send out will take time to fill out and include costs, you will surely need to limit the number of schools you apply to. So how do you pick which ones to apply to?

Search

Author Links

Sign Up for a free account.
Submit Articles
Member Login
Submission Guidelines
Article RSS Feeds

Site Links

Article RSS Feeds
Site Blog
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Make Money on Your Website
FREE article submitter
FREE monthly AdSense websites

Other Links

Powered by Article Dashboard