Your USPTO
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Your USPTO: What’s Next October 2023
Leaders in the intellectual property and small business community will share stories and tips on how to protect your IP via patents and trademarks at the next Patent Pro Bono Program: Pathways to Inclusive Innovation event on October 11, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET.
American Inventors
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Off-the-Cuff Discovery
Here is a line of creative, innovative, assistive devices invented by three sisters from California while one of the sisters was rehabbing from a thumb injury. These products help young children and seniors, as well as people with disabilities.
Eye On Washington
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2022’s Greatest Hits (and Misses)
Experts weigh in on the most important IP developments of the past year.
Inventing 101
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Licensing? Consider a Sales Rep Partner
Inventors often form alliances or partnerships with sales reps because they don’t have established contacts in the industry, or they need a partner to help foot the bill.
Inventiveness
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Flare-O-Flame
This vintage ad, sent by California Invention Center Executive Director Larry Udell, is a hot one indeed. After all, who doesn’t want a childish tailpipe attachment for racecar wannabes? And it’s a great way to meet many of your curious local police officers.
Lander Zone
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Who Are You, Anyway?
You must know the main characteristics of inventors and entrepreneurs to max out both skillsets.
Marketing Tips
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The Art of the Newsjack
Great publicists will always be looking for things in the news that make your product or invention reportable.
Bright Ideas
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A Mechanical Puzzle and More
The makers of the Tetra Puzzle say “It's a captivating and mysterious challenge to understand and unlock. It activates your spatial reasoning and manual dexterity skills in a way that's immersive and deeply engaging.”
Time Tested
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Game of Thrones
The modern flush toilet, which solved an important sanitary problem, has a bizarre history.
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