Patent Drafting 101: Beware Background Pitfalls When Drafting a Patent Application

Periodically I write articles aimed at giving inventors some information about preparing a patent application, such as primers on writing patent claims, writing method claims, describing your invention completely and language difficulties, to name but a few.
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How the Wright Brothers’ invention took off

Most people are aware that Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, but few know how they accomplished this. In The Wright Brothers, U.S. historian and Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough digs into the background of the two and their efforts to …
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Guest post: How to market test your invention

Need to know that your invention will sell or that a specific function is needed before you put it into production? Dave Croston, a partner and patent attorney at Withers & Rogers LLP, outlines five tips for market testing your invention, while still …
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Student Invention Targets Sex Assault on Campuses

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Two University of North Carolina at Asheville juniors have invented a device aimed at preventing sexual assaults on college campuses across the nation. “We’ve created a wearable tech wrist band that has real-time GPS, it’s completely …
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Japan Toilets Flush With Success After Hearing About World Patent Marketing’s Toilet Tab Invention

MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, announces the Toilet Tab, a household invention that will assist people who are wary of using public …
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India rejects patent on Pfizer’s arthritis drug

“The invention disclosed and claimed in the instant application … is not considered as an invention under the provisions of the Act,” Bharat NS, an assistant controller at the patent office, wrote in an order dated 3 September. Pfizer is reviewing its …
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