Q. If you use the USPTO Web site or Google Patents to do a preliminary search on patents, how can you confirm that the patent is actually an active patent? In other words, how do you know someone didn’t default by missing...
Read MoreBy Roger Brown Inventors Digest posed a seemingly simple question: Which do you think is the better route for inventors – licensing or manufacturing? The answer is complex because it begs more questions. You need to decide...
Read MoreWhat I Learned from Billy Mays By Ron Komorowski The best thing we can do to for the dearly departed is to honor their legacy. The late and legendary Billy Mays taught me some great lessons when I had the opportunity to be on...
Read MoreThe International Home + Housewares Show is March 14-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, with a special pre-event “Inventor 911” educational day as well as an Inventors Corner area. Here’s what’s on tap for...
Read MoreThe TeleBrands CEO Is Courting Inventors. Should You Trust Him? By Mike Drummond When I arrived at the Black Finn American Saloon in Charlotte for my interview with TeleBrands CEO AJ Khubani, a film crew was there ready to mic...
Read MoreInventors Digest, the nation’s longest-running Web and print publication for the inventing industry, has partnered with online broadcast show Got Invention Radio. The alliance offers inventors, IP professionals, prototypers,...
Read MoreAn App Helps Keep Autism Demons at Bay By Mike Drummond Things were about to go awry as Dan Tedesco and his 4-year-old son Evan approached the Big Y supermarket in Ansonia, Conn., last year. This was unfamiliar terrain for Evan....
Read MoreLooks like someone in government got the message that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is underfunded. Moreover, according to this press release, it appears as if the USPTO will be able to keep a certain amount of excess...
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