What is an invention??

Inventions  To invent is to create through independent investigation, experimentation, and basic brain power.  Inventions can be nearly anything and can come as a result of a moment of ingeniousness, a solution to a problem, or as a development from years of research.

Protecting your invention is key!  Patent  Is a grant of property rights to the inventor, issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  The right to exclude others from manufacturing, offering a sale or selling the invention in the United States or “importing” the invention to the United States.  This patent only works in the United States, so if you wanted to sell a product in a different country you would need to work on getting a Patent from them.

Patent  Patents are usually submitted with many forms and a fee  Things you would need to submit a patent:  Design title  Summary of invention  Drawings with explanations  Detailed descriptions

Types of Patents  Utility Patent  Protects processes, machines, manufactured items, or compositions of matter  EX: Medicine, electronics

Types of Patents  Design  Protects new, original, and ornamental designs for manufactured items  EX: athletic shoes, automobile body