FUND YOUR PATENTS WITH TAX CREDITS Do you have U.S. based employees or contractors? Are you manufacturing a product within the U.S.? If you have employees in the US you may be eligible for a substantial tax credit (Some companies are receiving more than $300,000 from the government). What are the tax credits? The Employee…
Pickleball is a great game that was invented about 50 years ago and is now one of the fastest growing sports. Likewise, if you have started the patent process with an invention, you may have a plan to become a fast growing company with your new invention. You want your patent application to be like…
Patent attorneys are important in helping you protect your IP from current and future competitors. Some patent attorneys are better than others. A great patent attorney will meet these 7 criteria. 1. They encourage you to research your invention in the marketplace. As an inventor you probably have a lot of experience in your industry….
You have a great idea for a new invention and YOU know you can make money. Like many inventors you may have limited funds, are unfamiliar with the manufacturing process, or have many great ideas that you can’t take them all to market. Licensing your idea can be a perfect solution without investing in manufacturing,…
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3 Mistakes Inventors Make Incorrect timing for product sale or public disclosure In the United States, you have a 12 month “grace period” to file a provisional or nonprovisional patent application from the date your invention was first sold or published (i.e. posted on the internet). Although you have 12 months to file from your…
Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion US Patent 5255452A A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes….MORE
Businessman’s portable nuclear shield. This 1956 invention folds into a briefcase when not in use. With a few modifications maybe a resourceful entrepreneur can make it the next COVID PPE. The USPTO has announced that they will expedite patent applications that can be used to address COVID-19. These applications require FDA approval and a business…
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