Activity

Hi, Veronica. In United States patent law, those applying for a patent, i.e. applicants, and patentees may claim a particular status depending on the number of their employees. The fees to be paid to the patent office depend on the applicant’s status. The statuses include the “large entity” status and the “small entity” status. The “micro entity”…[Read more]

Thanks, I understand it now. But what is the difference between micro and small entity?

Hi, Danny. I hope that helps. Good luck.

There is an organization named “Inventors Association of Arizona”

https://www.azinventors.org/

that can be of help to you. The Inventors Association of Arizona (IAA) is a non-profit organization formed to educate, support and provide a centralized source of information for inventors at all levels. The synergy of members’ knowledge and exp…[Read more]

Aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs need to focus on these tips to turn an idea into a product quickly:
—-Don’t do every step of your product yourself e.g. manufacturing, marketing, funding etc. it can be overwhelming to try to take care of everything yourself.

—-Inventing a product requires a lot of initial investigation, patience, and r…[Read more]

—-Many of the inventors want to make money immediately but it is best to know that this stuff takes time. How much time it would require basically depends upon the complexity of the product, the skills of the product developer, distribution channels, marketing, money (investment), and a lot of effort and last but not least, luck. Suppose if you…[Read more]

Yes, I have heard about her. She has been called

the most famous 19th-century woman inventor

.

Hi, Maia put it simply for everyone to understand. I only want to add further one thing that is at the end if no company is interested in your innovation and you are sure about its utility to customers, another alternative is for you is to finance the manufacturing of your idea on a small-scale.
If you’re successful in selling-out your initial r…[Read more]

Hi, Veronica. I am going to right the precise way to market your invention.
-1) First, you need to contact a registered patent lawyer and pay for a thorough (not preliminary) patent search ($750 – $1500 for most inventions).

-2) If your idea is patentable – hire the patent attorney to file a utility patent
If your Idea is not patentable – and i…[Read more]

Find a company that may have similar products or can use your invention and contact their marketing department.
The marketing department is the one that has the most knowledge of the market and if they see a benefit using your invention they will push it thru.

Yes, Lucy, you can patent your packaging idea and can sell it further. Many companies have used packaging patent and their success mostly depends on it. You can Google all these companies. Good Luck!