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You cannot patent a mere idea. However, if your idea is at the prototype stage, a patent might be useful […]

Look in any patent database that supports the IPC (International Patent Classification) as a search criterion and look for classification

This was a piece of software that was 90% my ideas and work. Obviously, since I was an employee the

Niche markets are often created by innovating in spaces outside of the mainstream. It generally involves innovating in intersections of

I’m having trouble mechanically conceptualising my ideas for inventions. Some of us are big picture people, and others are more

I came up with an idea only to find out later that it is already patented by someone else. It’s

In simple terms, a utility patent can protect the way something works or some inherent technical feature of the clothing.

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