Your USPTO
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Your USPTO: WHAT’S NEXT – Design Webinar Series
Inventors involved with vehicles, as well as those who deal in electronics and user interfaces, can leverage design patent strategies in their intellectual property portfolios through the USPTO’s Design Webinar Series this month.
American Inventors
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Benjamin Waterhouse and Samuel Mullikin
Benjamin Waterhouse was the first successful practitioner of a vaccination for smallpox in the United States, and Samuel Mullikin became the first inventor to hold multiple U.S. patents when he was granted patents 7-10.
Eye On Washington
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After Iancu
The tenure of outgoing Director Andrei Iancu was lauded across many sectors of the U.S. patent system, perhaps with the exception of the tech sector. As we consider candidates for the next USPTO head, perhaps we should look to the political moment in which we find ourselves to guide our search.
Inventing 101
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Your Challenge: Be Doubly Perfect
It’s hard enough for inventors to come up with a product or service that is a perfect fit for consumers. But satisfying the needs of potential investors adds to the challenge.
Inventiveness
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Why is That?
It’s a big peel-and-stick decal of two random senior citizens riding in a golf cart.
Lander Zone
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Partnerships: True Stories
If you plan to produce and market your invention, one of the most important considerations is whether to have a partner.
Marketing Tips
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Crowdfunding Tips and Tricks
Planning your crowdfunding campaign is the most important step. Ideally, you’re better off starting 3-4 months out with pre-launch activities. Even longer doesn’t hurt.
Bright Ideas
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An Analog Clock with Original Records – And More
An analog clock, a tablet stand, a bowl for mindful eating and an all-in-one home security hub.
Time Tested
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Sticking Around
After years of research on how to make a kind of synthetic burr, de Mestral came up with the idea of two strips of fabric: one with thousands of tiny hooks, another with thousands of tiny loops that would attach to the hooks.
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