Invention Newsletter Archive

September 10, 2010 Issue 235: Saving the Environment with a TED
September 3, 2010 Issue 234: Market Research on New Inventions
August 27, 2010 Issue 233: Relevant News
August 20, 2010 Issue 232: Marketing an Invention: Create a Logo
August 13, 2010 Issue 231: Advantages of Filing For a Provisional Patent
August 6, 2010 Issue 230: Have Confidential Witnesses for New Inventions
July 30, 2010 Issue 229: Initial Steps for Documenting New Invention Ideas
July 23, 2010 Issue 228: Use a Tripod to Film Invention Prototypes
July 16, 2010 Issue 227: Practice, Practice, Practice
July 9, 2010 Issue 226: The Importance of Proper Intellectual Property Management
July 2, 2010 Issue 225: Using an Inventor's Journal to Establish Intellectual Property Rights
June 25, 2010 Issue 224: The Cost of Hiring an Intellectual Property Attorney
June 18, 2010 Issue 223: The Pros of Intellectual Property Licensing
June 11, 2010 Issue 222: Protecting Intellectual Property
June 4, 2010 Issue 221: Intellectual Property, Defined
May 28, 2010 Issue 220: Famous Invention For Everyday Use
May 21, 2010 Issue 219: Invent in Your Field of Expertise
May 14, 2010 Issue 218: Funding Your New Product Introduction
May 7, 2010 Issue 217: Protecting Unpatented Business Materials
April 30, 2010 Issue 216: New Product Software Development – Patent vs. Open Source
April 23, 2010 Issue 215: Nanotechnology – The Newest New Product Technology
April 16, 2010 Issue 214: Launch New Product Ideas More Effectively With Customer Feedback
April 9, 2010 Issue 213: Choose a Spokesperson for Your Invention Prototype Video
April 2, 2010 Issue 212: Before You Start Filming
March 26, 2010 Issue 211: Features and Benefits of Your Invention Prototype
March 19, 2010 Issue 210: Keep Your Invention Prototype Video Brief
March 12, 2010 Issue 209: Final check before you photograph your invention prototype
March 5, 2010 Issue 208: Interviewing Patent Attorneys
February 26, 2010 Issue 207: Two States Claim Wright Brothers' History
February 19, 2010 Issue 206: Mother of Invention
February 5, 2010 Issue 205: Professional Evaluations for New Products Inventions
January 29, 2010 Issue 204: How to Respond to an Office Action by the USPTO
January 22, 2010 Issue 203: Learn about Invention Licensing
January 15, 2010 Issue 202: The History of the Zipper
January 8, 2010 Issue 201: The First Telephone Call
January 1, 2010 Issue 200: Registering Your Logo as Copyrighted Material
December 25, 2009 Issue 199: Use a Non-Disclosure to Protect Your Invention
December 18, 2009 Issue 198: How To Hire An Inventor Services Firm
December 11, 2009 Issue 197: The Licensing International Trade Show
December 4, 2009 Issue 196: Where to Look For Invention Help For Kids
November 27, 2009 Issue 195: Don't File Your Own Patent Application
November 20, 2009 Issue 194: How to Patent Product Enhancements
November 13, 2009 Issue 193: Using the Term ‘Patent Pending'
November 6, 2009 Issue 192: Gaining Fame For Inventors and Inventions
October 30, 2009 Issue 191: Simple New Inventions
October 23, 2009 Issue 190: Invention By Improvement
October 16, 2009 Issue 189: Keep the Camera Still
October 9, 2009 Issue 188: Take lots of pictures of your invention prototype or model
October 2, 2009 Issue 187: The Role of the Patent Office
September 25, 2009 Issue 186: Invention Documentation Service
September 18, 2009 Issue 185: Patent vs. Trademark
September 11, 2009 Issue 184: Patent Searching as Competitive Intelligence
September 4, 2009 Issue 183: US Patent Classification Search
August 28, 2009 Issue 182: How To Find Patent Numbers
August 21, 2009 Issue 181: Using the Boolean Method
August 14, 2009 Issue 180: Business Method Patent
August 7, 2009 Issue 179: Professional Evaluations for New Products Inventions
July 31, 2009 Issue 178: Using the Term ‘Patent Pending'
July 24, 2009 Issue 177: How to Apply For a Patent
July 17, 2009 Issue 176: The Significance of Prior Art in Obtaining an Invention Patent
July 10, 2009 Issue 175: Selling a Patent
July 3, 2009 Issue 174: The Drawbacks of Obtaining a Patent?
June 26, 2009 Issue 173: Marking Your Products With Your Patent Number
June 19, 2009 Issue 172: New Help For Inventors - Patent Insurance
June 12, 2009 Issue 171: International Patents
June 5, 2009 Issue 170: Using Several Intellectual Property Protection Options
May 29, 2009 Issue 169: What to do When the Patent Search Turns Up Nothing
May 22, 2009 Issue 168: Patent Lawyer vs. Patent Agent
May 15, 2009 Issue 167: Types of Invention Patents
May 8, 2009 Issue 166: Advantages of Filing For a Provisional Patent
May 1, 2009 Issue 165: The High Cost of Patent Infringement
April 24, 2009 Issue 164: Market Analysis For Developing New Product Ideas
April 17, 2009 Issue 163: Intellectual Property Valuation
April 10, 2009 Issue 162: Litigate or License?
April 3, 2009 Issue 161: Funding Your New Product Introduction
March 27, 2009 Issue 160: The Licensing International Trade Show
March 20, 2009 Issue 159: Do a Background Check Before Filming Invention Prototypes
March 13, 2009 Issue 158: Invention Prototype Videos and the Zoom Feature
March 6, 2009 Issue 157: Checking Out the Competition
February 20, 2009 Issue 156: Help Kids Invent
February 13, 2009 Issue 155: Prepare to Meet Your Muse
February 6, 2009 Issue 154: Cheap Invention Help
January 30, 2009 Issue 153: Sarah Goode
January 23, 2009 Issue 152: Dr. Charles Richard Drew
January 16, 2009 Issue 151: Mary Anderson
January 9, 2009 Issue 150: Chestor Greenwood
January 2, 2009 Issue 149: Becky Schroeder
December 26, 2008 Issue 148: Louis Braille
December 19, 2008 Issue 147: Frank Epperson
December 12, 2008 Issue 146: Philo T. Farnsworth
December 5, 2008 Issue 145: Be a Good Inventions Services Customer
November 28, 2008 Issue 144: The Best Time to Enlist Inventors' Help
November 21, 2008 Issue 143: Learn From Your Invention Services Company
November 14, 2008 Issue 142: Ask For References
November 7, 2008 Issue 141: See What Others Have Done
October 31, 2008 Issue 140: Enforce Your Patent
October 24, 2008 Issue 139: Arrive Early
October 17, 2008 Issue 138: Which Booth to Choose
October 10, 2008 Issue 137: Sign and Date the Pages of Your New Invention Log
October 3, 2008 Issue 136: Document Your New Invention Ideas
September 26, 2008 Issue 135: Get Internet Listings for New Product Ideas
September 19, 2008 Issue 134: Get a Patentability Search and Opinion on Your New Product Idea
September 12, 2008 Issue 133: Tips for Creating a Basic Information Report (Part II)
September 5, 2008 Issue 132: Tips for Creating a Basic Information Report (Part I)
August 29, 2008 Issue 131: Assemble Basic Information About Your New Product Idea
August 22, 2008 Issue 130: Create a New Inventor Bio
August 15, 2008 Issue 129: Design Patents and Utility Patents
August 8, 2008 Issue 128: Why You Need a Patent
August 1, 2008 Issue 127: Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
July 25, 2008 Issue 126: Is There One Best Way to Succeed in Invention?
July 18, 2008 Issue 125: Do a Background Check
July 11, 2008 Issue 124: Inside or Outside?
July 4, 2008 Issue 123: Digital or Film for Your Invention Prototype?
June 27, 2008 Issue 122: Virtual Prototype Services
June 20, 2008 Issue 121: Where to Look For Invention Help For Kids
June 13, 2008 Issue 120: Kid Science Invention Projects
June 6, 2008 Issue 119: Invention Connects School Subjects
May 30, 2008 Issue 118: The Adventure of Inventing
May 23, 2008 Issue 117: Supporting the Kid Inventor in Your House
May 16, 2008 Issue 116: Preparing a Licensing Plan
May 9, 2008 Issue 115: Parenting Your Invention
May 2, 2008 Issue 114: Joint Patents
April 25, 2008 Issue 113: The Role Of The Patent Examiner
April 18, 2008 Issue 112: The Patent Prosecution Process
April 11, 2008 Issue 111: Help From The US Trade and Patent Office
April 4, 2008 Issue 110: Appreciating the History of the USPTO
March 28, 2008 Issue 109: Strategies For Writing Patent Claims
March 21, 2008 Issue 108: The Unnecessary Loss of Your Patent Protection
March 14, 2008 Issue 107: Doing a Patent Number Search
March 7, 2008 Issue 106: Contents of a Patent Search Report
February 29, 2008 Issue 105: Hiring a Pro to Conduct a US Patent Search
February 22, 2008 Issue 104: Do Your Own Preliminary Patent Search
February 15, 2008 Issue 103: Teach Your Students the Business of Inventing
February 8, 2008 Issue 102: Invite an Inventor Into the Classroom
February 1, 2008 Issue 101: Kids of All Ages Love Gadgets
January 25, 2008 Issue 100: Important Contributions of Kid Inventors
January 18, 2008 Issue 99: Guidelines for Working with an Inventor Services Company
January 11, 2008 Issue 98: When to Consider an Invention Services Company
January 4, 2008 Issue 97: Collect Business Cards and Take Notes
December 28, 2007 Issue 96: Highlight the Features and Benefits of Your Invention
December 21, 2007 Issue 95: Be Enthusiastic at Your Trade Show Booth
December 14, 2007 Issue 94: Keep it Visually Simple at Your Trade Show Booth
December 7, 2007 Issue 93: Observe Other Booths
November 30, 2007 Issue 92: Accepting Constructive Criticism
November 23, 2007 Issue 91: After You Come Home From an Invention Trade Show
November 16, 2007 Issue 90: Make Sure Your Invention Prototype Fills the Frame
November 9, 2007 Issue 89: Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
November 2, 2007 Issue 88: How To Hire An Inventor Services Firm
October 26, 2007 Issue 87: Looking Good
October 19, 2007 Issue 86: Making Corrections to Your Inventor's Log
October 12, 2007 Issue 85: Protecting Your Patent With Branding
October 5, 2007 Issue 84: How to Respond to an Office Action by the USPTO
September 28, 2007 Issue 83: How to Patent Product Enhancements
September 21, 2007 Issue 82: Online Inventor Help
September 14, 2007 Issue 81: Avoiding Bad Invention Services Companies
September 7, 2007 Issue 80: Submit Invention Ideas For Awards
August 31, 2007 Issue 79: New Invention
August 24, 2007 Issue 78: Gaining Fame For Inventors and Inventions
August 17, 2007 Issue 77: Invention of the Car
August 10, 2007 Issue 76: Contributions Of The Black Inventor
August 3, 2007 Issue 75: 1960s Inventions
July 27, 2007 Issue 74: Thomas Edison, Invention Wizard
July 13, 2007 Issue 73: Turning Your New Product Ideas To Reality
July 6, 2007 Issue 72: Develop New Product Manufacturing Costs
June 29, 2007 Issue 71: Consider Your Angle
June 22, 2007 Issue 70: Record the Details of Your Invention Process
June 15, 2007 Issue 69: Definition of an Invention
June 8, 2007 Issue 68: Know What You're Getting Into
June 1, 2007 Issue 67: Valerie Thomas
May 25, 2007 Issue 66: James Edward West
May 18, 2007 Issue 65: John Thompson
May 11, 2007 Issue 64: Kenneth Dunkley
May 4, 2007 Issue 63: Rachel Zimmerman
April 27, 2007 Issue 62: Stephanie Kwolek
April 20, 2007 Issue 61: Mary Phelps Jacob
April 13, 2007 Issue 60: Dr. Shirley Jackson
April 6, 2007 Issue 59: Market Search For New Product Development
March 30, 2007 Issue 58: Invention By Improvement
March 23, 2007 Issue 57: Physical vs. Virtual Prototype
March 16, 2007 Issue 56: Plan Your Invention Prototype
March 9, 2007 Issue 55: Loaning your Invention Prototype
March 2, 2007 Issue 54: A Cheaper Invention Prototype
February 23, 2007 Issue 53: Don't Skimp on Invention Presentation Materials
February 16, 2007 Issue 52: Hiring a Professional Prototyper
February 9, 2007 Issue 51: Large Prototypes
February 2, 2007 Issue 50: Choose Inexpensive Materials
January 26, 2007 Issue 49: Learning About Common Prototype Technologies
January 19, 2007 Issue 48: Hiring A Prototype Maker
January 12, 2007 Issue 47: Rapid Prototyping – A Less Expensive Alternative
January 5, 2007 Issue 46: Prototype Stages
December 29, 2006 Issue 45: Uses For Invention Prototypes
December 22, 2006 Issue 44: Using Your Prototype to Test the Market
December 15, 2006 Issue 43: The Benefits of a Virtual Prototype
December 8, 2006 Issue 42: Dr. Betty Harris
December 1, 2006 Issue 41: Dr. Mark Dean
November 24, 2006 Issue 40: Dr. Patricia Bath
November 17, 2006 Issue 39: Dr. Philip Emeagwali
October 27, 2006 Issue 38: Hiring An Invention Licensing Company
October 20, 2006 Issue 37: Find Your Creative Invention Spot
October 13, 2006 Issue 36: Industry Trade Shows - A Great Place For Selling and Learning
October 6, 2006 Issue 35: The Advent of Patent Pools
September 29, 2006 Issue 34: Strange Inventions
September 22, 2006 Issue 33: Who is the Mother of Invention?
September 15, 2006 Issue 32: Don't Work on Your Latest Invention Within a Vacuum
September 8, 2006 Issue 31: Use a Non-Disclosure to Protect Your Invention
September 1, 2006 Issue 30: Royalties on Inventions
August 25, 2006 Issue 29: Simple New Inventions
August 18, 2006 Issue 28: Where to Check on Invention Submission Companies
August 4, 2006 Issue 26: The 10 Most Famous Inventions
July 21, 2006 Issue 25: Bette Nesmith Graham
July 14, 2006 Issue 24: Patsy Sherman
July 7, 2006 Issue 23: George Washington Carver
June 30, 2006 Issue 22: Lonnie Johnson
June 23, 2006 Issue 21: Dr. Giuliana Tesoro
June 16, 2006 Issue 20: Dr. Gracey Murray Hopper
June 9, 2006 Issue 19: Ann Moore
June 2, 2006 Issue 18: Hedy Lammar
May 26, 2006 Issue 17: Another Way to Get Exposure for Inventions
May 19, 2006 Issue 16: Marketing Considerations
May 12, 2006 Issue 15: Join a Club, Subscribe to a Newsletter
May 5, 2006 Issue 14: Building Your Invention Prototype
April 28, 2006 Issue 13: Financial Assistance For New Inventions
April 21, 2006 Issue 12: Invention Licensing Services
April 14, 2006 Issue 11: Invention Patent Services
April 7, 2006 Issue 10: New Invention Assessment
March 31, 2006 Issue 9: Submission Help
March 17, 2006 Issue 8: Marion Donovan
March 10, 2006 Issue 7: Ruth Wakefield
March 3, 2006 Issue 6: Save Time and Money with Invention Services
February 24, 2006 Issue 5: Fees for Invention Services Companies
February 17, 2006 Issue 4: Filming Invention Prototypes: Tapes, Video CDs, DVDs?
February 10, 2006 Issue 3: Young Inventors Resource: Kidvention
February 3, 2006 Issue 2: Kid Inventors Resource: Headbone Zone
January 27, 2006 Issue 1: Exhibit at an Invention Trade Show
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