You vs. Your Idea – What’s more important?
According to Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator. What matters is not ideas, but the people who have them. Good people can fix bad ideas, but good ideas can’t save bad people. He goes on to write – “A lot of would-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is the initial idea, […]
When you should NOT file a patent
At least a few times each week I find myself talking people out of filing a patent. Here are the most common reasons why I don’t think a patent should be filed. Unpatentable Subject Matter Not every single invention or business idea can qualify for a patent. You may have the best idea in the […]
A patent is not a winning lottery ticket
My grandmother used to call this “tough love” and I know it’s not what many of you want to hear but here it goes…. Most of you will lose money filing a patent (i.e. you will spend more money filing a patent than you will ever recover in income from your patent). As someone who […]
How to Patent an Idea in 3-Steps with a Provisional Patent Application
How to Patent an idea with a provisional patent application. Do you have a great idea and are worried someone will steal it or beat you to the marketplace? In many cases filing a provisional patent application should be your first step to protect your new invention, even before you tell your idea to friends […]
What are Patent Claims?
Introduction to Patent Claims A patent has a lot of sections and text which may look overwhelming at first glance. Patents also have drawings and figures that may show many different parts of an invention or even show some related inventions. How do you know what the inventor actually has protection for with their […]