Inventors

Recent Answers

2009-11-20 Copyright & Patents - Patent for a name/word?:

Dear Chris, You wouldn't patent it; to protect an original invention OR a significant improvement to an existing product, a patent would be filed. Here's the USPTO's definition: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index

2009-11-19 Inventing New Products/Inventions - New Invention:

Hello Monica, Thanks for your email. Not knowing if you live in southern/northern Ireland I’ve included the below to help you get a patent search done sometimes for free and sometimes not since not

2009-11-17 Copyright & Patents - Using a quote in my business logo:

Dear Nancy, That sounds like it might be more of a copyright issue depending on the quote. To search copyright records, go here: http://www.copyright.gov/records/ "Under the fair use doctrine

2009-11-17 Copyright & Patents - Document Disclosure Program:

The document disclosure program was discontinued because there was no documented cases where it helped anyone, and the invention marketing scammers had a field day using it to defraud inventors. They would

2009-11-17 Inventing New Products/Inventions - How to find a manufacturer to make your product:

Patents are for big outfits that can afford the time and money to defend them. I suggest just go ahead and make the thing and get a little revenue going. Then keep the momentum going with improvements