Good invention documentation can become extremely valuable. Consider documenting: Documentation helps you communicate your invention more effectively to engineers, manufacturers, investors and patent professionals. Inventors

Many inventors believe a patent search is simply: “Does somebody already have my invention?” The real question is much more complicated. You need to understand

A patent can provide valuable intellectual-property rights. But a patent doesn’t automatically provide: I’ve seen inventors become so focused on obtaining intellectual property that they

Do You Need a Patent Before You Build a Prototype? This is one of the most common questions inventors ask. The answer isn’t always yes,

Most inventors don’t get stuck because they aren’t intelligent. They get stuck because invention requires knowledge from several different disciplines. You may understand engineering but

An idea can be a thought. An invention generally requires considerably more. Sometimes an inventor has developed a working prototype. Sometimes the invention exists primarily