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Heard of Article One Partners?
You should be aware of them. They are in the business of helping people find prior art. Article One Partners uses the power of the global online community to research evidence that relates to the claims of novelty of selected patents. A patent, in essence, tells the story of a technology as of a certain date. Its validity is analyzed based in part on whether the same story is told in earlier publications. You can request a study be done by the AOP community for such publications that relate to select patents. These publications, known formally as prior art, are publicly available and may be in any language from anywhere in the world. Article One Partners offers compensation to researchers from 176 countries to help find prior art, and that reduces the risk of infringement assertions by competitors, and improves your patent quality.
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Glow in the Dark Science
Photo-luminescence by definition is the emission of light from a molecule or atom that has absorbed electromagnetic energy: examples include fluorescence and phosphorescence materials. Photo-luminescence spectroscopy is a contact-less, nondestructive method of probing the electronic structure of materials.
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Capturing Light & Shadows
San Francisco photographer, Eadweard Muybridge conducted motion-sequence still photographic experiments and is often called the "Father of the motion picture" even though he did not make films in the manner ...
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Fifteen Amazing Nominees for The European Inventor Awards of 2012
Fifteen scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs have been nominated for a 2012 European Inventor Award (EIA). The winners will be chosen by the European Patent Office (EPO) based on their contributions to technological, social and economic progress.
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How to Where to and Why to Patent an Idea
If you got it flaunt it. This is an introductory article I have written aimed at those of you who do not know how to patent it yourself. One hot tip, patent early, especially now when the first to file rule comes into effect in the United States, and especially if your invention is in a highly competitive field. Illustration: Getty Images/Chad Baker
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Raise Money With Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.
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USPTO Hiring Electrical Engineers
The largest intellectual property rights entity in the nation (USPTO) needs qualified applicants in the chemical, electrical and mechanical disciplines with a critical need for electrical engineers to work as patent examiners. They offer an inclusive organizational climate, competitive salaries, bonus incentives, paid overtime, top-notch health care and retirement plans. The USPTO supports flexible work schedules and telework. Photo Credit:Peter Dazeley/Getty Images
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History of Observing Small Things
The first vision aid invented (inventor unknown) was the reading stone. It was a glass sphere that magnified when laid on top of reading materials. It is considered an early precursor to the microscope.
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Alternatives to Patenting
A reader wrote in asking, "How do inventors successfully 1) market, 2) distribute and 3) grow profit from unpatented or unpatentable ideas?" The reader had an invention that was unpatentable in the United States because it had been publicly disclosed for over a year.
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Employment Contract Provisions & Inventions
Reuters recently posted an article on the top items included in an employment contract. Third on list was Ownership of Inventions for employees who might invent. It went something like this," the employee agrees that anything he or she invents at work, or during a set period of time after termination, becomes the employer's invention, not the employee's own invention." Additionally, employees usually agree to assign their inventions to the employer, cooperate with the employer in getting inventions patented, and keep information about the invention confidential like any other trade secret. In return, sometimes the employer agrees to share with employee-inventors a percentage of the royalties paid for inventions.
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