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Control Protect & Leverage PART IV

ORIGINALLY POSTED AUGUST 26, 2005 BY KURT P. LEYENDECKER

Finally, the second to the last installment in the series!

And really this is perhaps the most important point of your Intellectual Property. What is the point of controlling it and protecting it if you do not intend to leverage it? Unfortunately, successfully leveraging your IP can be […]

Will My Invention Be Successful?

ORIGINALLY POSTED AUGUST 17, 2005 BY KURT P. LEYENDECKER

I am asked that question a lot. The fact of the matter is that I have no better idea than you whether your idea will be successful. If you want an evaluation concerning the market viability of your invention and the chances of success in the marketplace, […]

Design or Invention?

ORIGINALLY POSTED AUGUST 1, 2005 BY KURT P. LEYENDECKER

Innovation: that is the new name of the game in the corporate world. Old stoic companies, such as GE and Proctor and Gamble, have seen the light: cost cutting and efficiency, although important, will not win the day if the products and services a company offers do […]

Research find Patents are Worth It

As reported in Businessweek SmallBiz Summer 2005 edition, Ronald Mann, co-director of the Center for Law, Business & Economics at the University of Texas School of Law (does that title even fit on a business card?) found that indeed patents were worthwhile.

Mr. Mann found a strong correlation between the pursuit of patents and the later […]

Control Protect and Leverage, Part III

ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 12, 2005 BY KURT P. LEYENDECKER

And here it is… The newest installment in what was intended as a three part post but is threatening to become a book! I hope not!

Having covered protecting patents in Part II, we will consider protecting Trademarks in this entry.

Unlike patents, the Federal government does not grant […]

SOLA – A New Twist in Invention Promotion

ORIGINALLY POSETED ON JUNE 11, 2005 BY KURT P. LEYENDECKER

Anyone that knows me knows I am not a fan of invention promotion companies (and that is putting it diplomatically). You know the companies that advertise on late night TV and the secondary channels, such as the Invention Submission Corporation and Invent Tech to name two. […]

A Rant about Buying a New Computer!

ORIGINALLY POSETED MAY 12, 2005

Ok, I warned you in the original post that occasionally I might talk about things other than Intellectual Property and here it is…

I recently decided that I needed (OK, wanted) a ultraportable laptop that would be easier to carry than my 7.5 pound laptop. I researched a number of brands and […]

Control Protect and Leverage, Part II

ORIGINALLY POSTED MAY 10, 2005 BY kURT P. LEYENDECKER

A few weeks ago I posted an entry concerning controlling your IP. This entry pertains to protecting your IP.

PATENTS

By obtaining patents for your inventions, you can prevent others from making, using or selling them. Inventions aren’t just mechanical or electronic devices, but include methods as well. Under […]

Control Protect and Leverage

ORIGIONALLY POSTED APRIL 20, 2005 

Why is this the name of our Blog? Simply because these are the steps that every individual or company should follow concerning their Intellectual Property (IP) no matter what type of IP they own. In fact, there really is no point to having IP if all these steps are not […]

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