March 2006 Archives

Lots of interesting things have been going on on the business side of things. The paperwork has been done, and all that's left is to get my Federal EIN (Employer ID Number). I'm ready to conduct business in the great state of California, and am registered in Alameda County. I've parked a bunch of domains (inversin-innovations.com, .us, .org, etc) and will be putting up a webpage this month.

I've employed the use of a patent agent to clean up my USPTO patent pending document, and I hope to have my disclosure in his hands by mid March. Depending on how long it takes him to rewrite or clean up my PPA (Patent-Pending Application) claims, I should have the finished documents by mid April! Once the USPTO receives the document and I get a receipt, I'll have patent pending! I'll then be able to discuss my invention with interested licensees and companies, attend tradeshows and discuss my invention with peers. If the marketability of my product succeeds, I'll then be able to file a utility patent application that will be valid for 20 years from the date of issue of the PPA.

I'm finding that the hardest thing at the moment is writing up the invention disclosure. I keep on thinking about it, and the more I do, the less that I think it will succeed. However, I have to stop thinking like that, or else I'll never get anything done! I'm sure there's a market for it.