Application for a patent is an important step for anyone who has invented a product. This is because a patent will enable you to protect your invention from being copied or stolen by other people. Although most people may find the process of applying for a patent to be quite … [Read more...] about How To Apply for Patents
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The Patentability Search
If there is any commercial potential for the invention, a patentability search should be conducted in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The search will: first, make sure the exact same idea has not already been thought of, which rarely occurs; and second, find those … [Read more...] about The Patentability Search
Is Recycled Plastic Used in Injection Molding?
Recycling is nothing new, neither is the green movement, nor the effort to reduce pollution, but the preservation of the world has been something understood by humanity long ago. Our culture is finally realizing we need to pay attention and readdress this developing … [Read more...] about Is Recycled Plastic Used in Injection Molding?
How And Why Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property rights thrive under the culture of property protectionism. It aims to legally guard certain products of the mind or the intellect as if they are tangible properties. It covers copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents and industrial designs. In the … [Read more...] about How And Why Intellectual Property Rights
Applying for a Joint Patent
Sometimes it is not just one person who has an idea. In many cases, a partnership or a group of people think of an idea and then need to apply for a patent to ensure that no one tries to copy it. However, the agreement of who owns what share of that patent is often an issue for … [Read more...] about Applying for a Joint Patent