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Free Online Tools and Resources for Inventors

LexBlog IP

Free Online Tools and Resources for Inventors. As an inventor, you know that protecting your invention is vital to its success. In this blog post, we will discuss several free online tools and resources that every inventor should know about. Attorney Consultations. THE USPTO WEBSITE. Link: [link]. PATENT SEARCH TOOLS.

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Patent vs. Trade Secrets: Making the Right Choice

Intepat

Trade secrets, while cheaper and without time limits, must be kept confidential. Understanding Patents A patent is a legal protection granted by the government to an inventor, providing the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specified period, typically 20 years from the filing date.

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Keep it secret or file a patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. In order to gain certain exclusive rights from the government, inventors must disclose detailed information on how to make and use their invention. Can you keep your US patent application confidential?

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Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Patently-O

Promoting innovation and competition in AI, such as through public-private partnerships, addressing intellectual property issues in ways that “Protect inventors and creators”, and ensuring market competition and opportunities for small businesses. ” Improving government use of AI.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

There is a fourth type of IP protection, trade secrets, that doesn’t involve registering the rights with a government office. But not all confidential business information that is valuable and generally unknown is a trade secret. Also, confidential business information is not a trade secret if it can be reverse-engineered.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

LexBlog IP

various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. defense departments (e.g., Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

Trading Secrets

various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. defense departments (e.g., Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published.