Category: Intellectual Property

  • What Money Do You Spend First

    What Money Do You Spend First

    What Money Do You Spend First I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about what the first steps should be for an inventor and

  • When to Use an NDA and when is it Overkill

    When to Use an NDA and when is it Overkill

      When to Use an NDA and when is it Overkill When do you need to use an NDA?  Well first off, an NDA is

  • What kind of documentation do Inventors Need

    What kind of documentation do Inventors Need

      What kind of documentation do Inventors Need There are a couple documents that any inventor working on getting an idea to market need as

  • Be Careful of the Attorney You Pick

    Be Careful of the Attorney You Pick

      So how do you pick a patent attorney?  Over the past 20 years, I’ve dealt with a significant number of attorneys.  I’m even married to one.  He’s taught me a great deal about working with them and how to filter out the good ones. First of all, you need a registered patent attorney.  Attorneys…

  • Inventor’s Galaxy Guide

    Inventor’s Galaxy Guide   We’re going to try and focus on some of the basic early steps in the mind to market process with the next series of videos.  So for all of you newbies out there, these are for you.  If you find you have additional questions, be sure to visit the Inventor Lady…

  • Too Good To Be True

    Too Good To Be True

    We’ve all heard this before is just above every aspect of life.  And in the inventing process, it is absolutely TRUE as well!  Listen to your instincts.  I talk to inventors all of the time who hear one thing or another about inventing and their question to me is “Can that be true?”  I ask…

  • Patent Search

    Patent Search

    Search Quest Patents independent comprehensive search includes USPTO by classification not keywords searching the WIPO database and completing a product search.

  • Filing Your Own Patent (Pro Se)

    Filing your own patent (Pro Se) is one of  the worst mistakes I see as a licensing agent.  It will lead to many avoidable problems if you work with someone who has patent expertise. Why Filing Your Own Patent (Pro Se) is a Bad Idea It doesn’t matter how many classes you take, you can’t…

  • Inventing: Myths and Pit Falls

    Don’t Buy It Online I speak with inventors all the time who bought a service online. And then wonder why they lost their money. If it sounds too good to be true, then it is NOT true; and you, the inventor, become the victim. For example, I see patent services advertised for $199 to file…

  • “Me Do My Own Self” – Take Your Idea To The Marketplace

    Are you hoping to take your idea to the marketplace? It is amazing how many inventors tell me they can do everything themselves because they think it is a way to earn/keep more of the money. The reality is no one can do it all! In fact, inventors who live in this state of fantasy,…

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