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Patent Disclosure Interview

A patent disclosure interview is when a patent agent/attorney has an interview with the inventor about their invention. These can take an hour or two, and it is the best way for the attorney to begin to understand the invention. It is also the best way for the attorney and client to get to know…

Patent Search Tutorial

It is important for inventors to do their own patent searches, especially when they are developing new ideas. There is nobody more qualified to perform a search than the inventor who knows their idea and can benefit from seeing other people’s versions of their idea. An inventor who does their own search will look at…

Rejected Patent? What do I do?

My patent was rejected by the patent examiner – what do I do? First off, do not worry. The back-and-forth process between the examiner and applicant is a necessary part of getting a strong patent allowed. You want the examiner to fully understand the invention and do a competent job of searching. If the examiner…

Find A Good Patent Attorney

How to find a good patent attorney: find two attorneys, and have each one evaluate the other attorney’s work. Here is a simple technique to find a good patent attorney: start with at least *two* candidates. Ask each attorney to give you a sample of their work, and take the sample to the other attorney.…

Invention Importance to Product

This is a transcript from a section of the course “Patents 340 – Invention Rating Checklist,” which is available here at IP.Education. Download the Checklist Get the Book Importance to Product The importance of the invention to the overall product is one of those factors that can be hard to evaluate. The inventor might think…Read More

Aligning Your Patent To Your Business

This is a transcript from a section of the course “Patents 340 – Invention Rating Checklist,” which is available here at IP.Education. Download the Checklist Get the Book Alignment to Internal Business Plan Lets get into the checklist element – alignment to business plan. The most important level – level 5 – is when the…Read More

Patent Business Alignment

This is a transcript from a section of the course “Patents 340 – Invention Rating Checklist,” which is available here at IP.Education. Download the Checklist Get the Book Internal Business Alignment A patent only has value when it is used. You can also think about it this way: it only has value when it is…Read More

Invention Economic Value

This is a transcript from a section of the course “Patents 340 – Invention Rating Checklist,” which is available here at IP.Education. Download the Checklist Get the Book Economic Value When we have the best design around alternative, we can figure out the value of the invention in dollars and cents. We would like to…Read More

Invention Performance Factors

This is a transcript from a section of the course “Patents 340 – Invention Rating Checklist,” which is available here at IP.Education. Download the Checklist Get the Book Performance Advantage of the Invention The point of the design around analysis is to analyze our invention in light of the competition. We want to have an…Read More

Design Around Analysis For Your Invention

This is a transcript from a section of the course “Patents 340 – Invention Rating Checklist,” which is available here at IP.Education. Download the Checklist Get the Book Design Around Analysis The design around analysis is where we try to poke holes in the invention and find its weaknesses. Sometimes, this can be very hard…Read More