Patenting

Applying for a patent is a fundamental step for most inventors and its worthwhile understanding the application process before diving in. This article is best read with a couple of real patents to ...

It is unfortunately a fact of life and indeed business that there are those who may wish to use your invention and call it their own. Likewise you may find that an invention very similar to yours ...

Inventions often have a distinctive or radical appearance, which can be an important part of their marketing and appeal to potential customers. This article looks at design rights and registering ...

It’s easier now than ever before to do your own preliminary patent searches online — what once required a trip to the cellars of the British Library can now be on your screen in seconds. This ...

While conventionally considered to be outside the normal scope of ‘inventing’ innovation in plants — creating new varieties — is an interesting area which it is worth examining further. Plant ...

A typical patent may well take three or four years from initial application to being granted and while the procedure is somewhat involved, it’s important for inventors to have an understanding and ...

When you have finally begun to manufacture your invention you need to be sure that it is not going to be exposed to unauthorised copying or manufacture without you or your company’s permission: this ...

Patent searches are crucial to the process of turning an invention into a product. A few minutes spent looking at inventions in the same field as yours can help in three main ways: First is ...

We have all - at some time - saw a name that makes us think of a particular brand or item or even person and every time we see this name we often do not consider just how much that name is worth or ...

The patent system is complex: there’s little argument about that among inventors and intellectual property professionals, since otherwise patent attorneys would be unnecessary. Whether or not the ...

The very nature of invention — whether it’s the 99% perspiration gradually progressing to a finished product or a sudden insight which changes everything — makes it difficult to create any kind of ...