What Are Patents and What Can You Patent?

You have been tinkering in your garage for months and have finally had your Eureka! moment: you have invented an improvement to the bicycle seat to make recreational riding far more comfortable. You believe your invention is completely new and has the potential to be a successful product. But before you tell anyone about your awesome creation, your […]

How to Protect Your Invention Before It’s Too Late

If your invention has already been offered for sale to the public, then you’ve probably lost your opportunity to patent it. There was a time when you could try to sell your invention before you filed for a patent. Inventors had one year from the date they first tried to sell their inventions to file […]