Clarification About Patent Rules

Everything can be invented. That's true and everybody is free to invent anything. However, not all inventions are subject for patenting. The Patent law in the U.S can be applied depending on what has been invented and discovered. 

Tips On Intellectual Property Protection

1. Keep it a secret.

If you have an idea and you know in can drive innovation and has a commercial value, keep it safe from other people. Never disclose your idea to anyone unless you your idea is legally protected.

2. File For Legal Protection

There is no other way to appropriately protect your idea than to file a legal protection under the U.S. patent, trademark, and/or copyright laws.

3. Get Legal Help

You can't protect your idea on your own, there are times that you need the help of legal experts.

4. Market your idea.

You can't achieve success unless you market your idea. Yes, once a legal protection is granted on your idea, promote or sell it to the public.

5. Never copy anything without written permission.

You don't want your idea to be copied right? Then don't copy other people's idea as well.

6. Develop your idea

People will not invest in things they haven't seen. Take time to develop a prototype of your idea to attract investors.

7. Research

Just because you have a legal counsel, doesn't mean you go "sitting pretty" without any knowledge. Your own knowledge is your first arm of defense against infringements.

Intellectual Property Myths Busted

Intellectual property must be understood clearly in order to avoid unnecessary cost over an inventions or innovations. Most of the time businesses and inventors are spending large sums of money because of the common misunderstanding of what is intellectual property and how it works. Here are some of the common intellectual property mistakes most people believe.

Busted Myth 1: When employees or contractors created intellectual property for the business, the company owns the Intellectual property and the right for it.

Fact: Unless there is a written agreement between the company and the employee or contractor that states that the company owns the rights to any intellectual property created by the employee or contractor, the company has limited right or no rights at all in the intellectual property.

Busted Myth 2: It's official because it sounds like it is.

Fact: Many scammers use email to ask for a fee in order to protect trademark and domain name and it contains fake  invoices for protection services.  Before you pay anything, be sure to check if the information you got is true and correct.

Busted Myth 3: Patents protect intellectual property worldwide.

Fact: Patent laws in every country differ. A patent granted in the U.S is only protected in the US. You have to file a patent in every country you wish to operate your product, you must follow specific rules of each country.