Service Name: Patents
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"The patent system 'added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius, in the discovery and production of new and useful things.'" -- Abraham Lincoln
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-- --> Patents - Programs that grant official property rights to inventors which give them the exclusive privilege of making, using, and selling their inventions for a term of years. The IASL will aid you in your research and development. --> "The patent system 'added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius, in the discovery and production of new and useful things.'" -- Abraham Lincoln --> STARTING OUT: First, go to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) @ --> www.uspto.gov --> After reaching this web page - click-on "Site Overview - New Users" and then - (second line from the top of this new page) - click-on "Inventor Resources."
--> Voila` ----
Definition: "Application (for patent):
Papers comprising petition, specification, drawings (when required), one or more claims, oath or declaration and filing fee, whereby an applicant seeks a patent."
--> Read everything within this web page and then link to suggested other sites, such as: "Databases Patent Grant and Patent Application Full Text and Full Page Images" -- "Searching" -- -- --> "US Patent Full-Text Database Manual Search" --
-- -- Prosecution --
-- "The process of obtaining a patent is called patent prosecution. It consists of preparing and filing the patent application, then filing responses and amendments to the objections of the patent examiner. Patent prosecution will result in either the issuance of a published patent or the rejection or abandonment of the application." -- "November 1, 2007 USPTO Update" --
-- "consolidated_rules.pdf" -- -- --> "Patenting By Technology Class, Breakout by Organization"
-- "Index to Manual of Classification of Patents" --
-- "Patent Classification Home Page - Internet" --
"The Patent Office will determine the proper classification. If you are e-filing, there is a place for you to suggest a classification, but this portion can be left blank."
-- "Electronic Filing System, EFS - Patents" -- "Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under< 35 U.S.C. 103** [R-6] - 2100 Patentability" --> Go to: "The Entrepreneur Network" --
TENonline Organization by Ed Zimmer -- -- "USPTO Initiates New Program to Reduce Pendency and Improve Patent Quality -
First Action Interview Pilot will enhance information exchange between applicant and examiner
and promote early resolution of outstanding issues" -- -- ibm.com changed its name in June, 2001, to delphion.com -->
"Register for Delphion Basic" --> This is Delphion's FREE Search. -->-- "To Become a Delphion User..
-- "Enhancing Your Search with the Delphion Integrated View" -- Go to and read "Derwent Collection Highlight" -- Continue to: --> "Delphion's Derwent Searching" -- --> "PATENT AMENDMENTS AND PROSECUTION HISTORY ESTOPPEL UNDER FESTO" --
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"Keep in mind that "All things are possible; not all things are practical --
wisdom lies in knowing the difference"."
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"Knowledge is power." --- ---
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Sir Francis Bacon, Religious Meditations, Of Heresies, 1597
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-- Follow through to the USPTO MUSEUM -- "Electronic "Portrait Gallery" Brings History of the U.S. Intellectual Property System to Life" -- "USPTO Museum Store" -- -- --> "Knowledge is Power" -->
-- -- "There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from deepest source of destiny." -- Schiller -- "High Tech Startup Valuation Estimator" -- -- Opportunistically speaking: "When you bark loud enough, someone will feed you breakfast."
:-) -- Read This First! --
Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine device that would give you thousands of years of trouble-free service, except that you undoubtedly will destroy it via some typical bonehead consumer maneuver. Which is why we ask you to PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU UNPACK THE DEVICE.
YOU ALREADY UNPACKED IT, DIDN'T YOU? YOU UNPACKED IT AND PLUGGED IT IN AND TURNED IT ON AND FIDDLED WITH THE KNOBS, AND NOW YOUR CHILD, THE SAME CHILD WHO ONCE SHOVED A POLISH SAUSAGE INTO YOUR VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDED AND SET IT ON "FAST FORWARD", THIS CHILD ALSO IS FIDDLING WITH THE KNOBS, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, RIGHT??? WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST BREAK THESE DEVICES RIGHT AT THE FACTORY BEFORE WE SHIP THEM OUT, YOU KNOW THAT? !!! -- "Discover Board Games Get Your Toy or Game Idea to Market" -- [___][___] Dr.Toy -- - - Hogwild-- "Toy Industry Association, Inc." -- "One Big Focus Group: The Chicago Toy and Game Fair - Out of the Toy Box - Blog on Playthings" -- -- -- "We Have Met The Enemy" -- "Help Us Save Our Patent System --
-- -- Professional Inventors Alliance" -- -- And challenges to your mind with: --> "Creativity & Inventive Problem Solving" "Books & Software for Inventors"-- "The Inventor's Stockroom" -- -- "Contents of The Great Idea Finders site"
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Remember, Inventors "You only have one time to give a good 'first' impression."
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-- "Perhaps the most famous of all design patents is the Statue of Liberty." -- "Liberty Enlightening The World" by Auguste Bartholdi -- Patented February 18, 1879, Patent No. 11,023 -- A wonderful landmark -- "I lift my lamp beside the golden door." -- "Amazon.com: The Patent Writer: How to Write Successful Patent Applications" -- -- Do You Have a Great Idea and Need a Graphic Drawing of It? -- Robert Watel is your man; an illustrator who has spent his career developing and graphically communicating design ideas. -- He works with you in helping explain your design intent to others with his illustrations. -- -- Watel Design Communication offers the following services: - INFORMAL SKETCHES - FINISHED ILLUSTRATIONS - COMPUTER GENERATED PERSPECTIVE VIEWS - Taken from any point of view, they are useful during the final design review. - INFORMAL AND FORMAL PATENT DRAWINGS Remember, Inventors "You only have one time to give a good 'first' impression." -- Contact: Design Engineer, Robert Watel of Watel Design Communication for his help. --
[A Master in Architecture] 314-821-9285 Wateldesign@sbcglobal.net -- "SmartDraw - The World's Most Popular Business Graphics Software" -- -- "Patent Illustrating: Simple Steps to Reduce the Costs" -- -- Whatever you may want or need from the U.S. government, you'll find it here on this website,
FirstGov.gov.
-- You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources. -- "Business.gov - Official Business Link to the U.S. Government" -- "Pathfind" --
-- You will also find that the U.S. Government goes beyond the common sense. --
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"Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius." --
An Wang
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--> "Thomas Alva Edison was granted his first patent on June 1, 1864, and averaged one patent application every 11 days between 1869 and 1910." He was America's most prolific inventor, receiving 1,093 utility patents, -- an unbroken record until 2001. -- Edison promised that he would turn out a minor invention every ten days and a big invention every six months. He also proposed to make inventions to order. Before long he had 40 different projects going at the same time and was applying for as many as 400 patents a year." -- New Patent Record Holder! -- "In 1973, Edison was the first inventor inducted into the "National Inventors Hall of Fame" -->-- --> "Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy"
-- Let's Fully Consider Going Foreign -- --> Everything you do has significance. You have to 'go with the flow and create from the soul.' -- You have to crawl before you walk before you run: --> Start moving -->
-- Do everything in moderation. When you go too fast you may end up being boxed in and getting nowhere?
-- "Polaroid Technology Fades Out - washingtonpost.com" -- {I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder :} -- PLAN AHEAD --> Create a Business Plan and an "Invention Diary" -- also known as an Inventor's Notebook. -- Go to: --> invtntbk -- -- -- "Success is based on imagination plus ambition and the will to work." -- Thomas Alva Edison -- -- "Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius." -- An Wang
-- "Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council Attachment" --
-- 9. INVEST IN COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION
-- "Small businesses will realize that innovation is the fundamental driver of economic opportunity, greater globalization, job creation, improved business competitiveness, and thriving. Social networking and media are merely the tip of the iceberg. Thanks to technology, anyone with a good idea, anywhere in the world, can now launch it in a heartbeat and for relatively little expense. More collaborative innovation will take place in the coming year, with further emphasis placed on orchestrating resources, reaching outside of an organization for new ideas, and fostering interaction, whether it involves your own participation or not."
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--> INVENTORS: You'll say, "There's so much to read!" -- "Well, folks, you aint seen nothin' yet!"
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-- -- "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." -- Thomas Alva Edison --> No matter what you may read elsewhere, the ultimate informational resource is the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-- "Prior Art in the Field of Business Method Patents - When is an Electronic Document a Printed Publication for Prior Art Purposes?" -- -- "Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference" -- -- -- Footnote: -- "Delphion expands patent information coverage to WIPO and European patents" --> --> Go to: "General Information Concerning Patents" -- -- To get a better grasp of what you may be reading, you need a resource that will explain it in words that are non-legalese and mostly understandable. Our top recommendation to where that is found is within the book, "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman, published by Nolo.com [-- Information on the Twelfth Edition. ]
-- Updates with "How To Use A Lawyer?" -- It is now in its Thirteenth Edition, since April 2008, and found in bookstores, libraries and on-line. -- "Thoroughly updated, the 13th edition provides the latest U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules and forms. It covers how to file a patent electronically with the USPTO, details about combination inventions, marked changes in the EFS electronic patent filing system, and other changes to technical filing rules." --> Do the research by taking a long moment now and begin reading @ --> Nolo.com
It is very enlightening. Go to it and explore
-- "What constitutes infringing of a patent." -- "Provisional Patent Applications: Quickest Way to "Patent Pending" -- -- "Manufacturing Costs - What will your invention cost to produce." --
--> INVENTORS: You'll say, "There's so much to read!" -- "Well, folks, you aint seen nothin' yet!" -- Keep Reading -- Log-on below to read a sample of "How To Find The Markets For Your Invention" by Jeffrey Dobkin
.. And then keep reading more. - Never stop learning.
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From: inventorscouncil@inventcinci.org
Subj: PARTICIPANTS RESPONSE TO EXERCISE FOR "DREAMS TO VISIONS" PRESENTATON ON FEB 5, 2008
SURVEY SAYS! The following are the answers to the exercise administered by Debbie Heuer of Talent Springs at our Inventor's Council February 5th meeting. We thank Debbie for a very interactive and stimulating evening. Even those who were not present to participate in her "Dreams to Visions" presentation can appreciate and identify with the results of the exercise.
1. List 7 characteristics that are frequently shared by people who describe themselves as "inventors":
Creative
Adaptable
Patent
Rebellious
Unique (weird)
Independent
Curious
Imaginative
Interested in "What if...?
2. List 7 characteristics that are frequently shared by business people who are called upon to help the inventor:
Cash (focused)
Knowledgeable
Trustworthy
Market Savvy
Positive
Aware of marketability/ROI
Integrity
Hardworking/determined
Flexible
Practical Problem Solvers
What I look for in friends--someone to help me to get from A to B?
Motivating
Visionary/Intuitive
3. List 7 frustrations that are "common" to inventors:
Costs
Time (it takes to go through the process)
Patents
Business Plans (finding the information needed)
Too Many Ideas
Resources (finding)
Getting to market
4. List 7 frustrations that are common to business people when dealing with inventors:
(They think) you want to steal their idea
Investors are too emotional about their inventions
Don't understand business needs
Don't understand how lo-o-o-o-o-ng it takes or how much it costs or how risky it is
They're so damned unfocused..oh look, a squirrel
Can't understand why others can't see the vision
They are so non-linear
They talk too much
They're paranoid that business people will steal from them
They don't understand it takes a team
They don't pay attention to the realities of business
They want too much money for their idea
-- 3-10%
Obviously, in a couple of instances participants just could not stop at 7 answers!
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