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Recent content by Rudynate

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    Mindset: "Quiet Wealth". A thing of the past?

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    I find a big bank balance very motivating.
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    How do you make an invention idea a reality?

    IDEA 
    There are also product design firms who have established relationships with manufacturers, so they can help you get the manufacturing set up.
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    How do you make an invention idea a reality?

    IDEA 
    Good work!
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    How do you make an invention idea a reality?

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    Hire a consulting engineer to design and prototype your product. Be sure your consulting agreement contains a good confidentiality clause and requires the consulting engineer to assign ownership of any IP he generates to you.
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    But you don't like top-down bureaucracy. The cross-licensing schemes, consortia, patent pools, etc. are grass roots solutions devised by patentholders that allow them to respect each others' patent rights, avoid litigation and thrive in the marketplace. They are creatures of free-market...
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    I'm going to answer your question with a story. I worked for a hearing aid manufacturer. The hearing device industry is a small, specialized industry. Most American manufacturers are located in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. Internationally, most other companies are in Denmark, Switzerland...
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    So you are an EE with experience designing hearing aids - a "person having an ordinary level of skill in the art?"
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    I don't agree with the dissenting opinion.. it's very ham-handed. Hearing aids are highly miniaturized electronic devices. What applies to a blender does not necessarily apply to a hearing aid.
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    Under current law, that patent may never have issued. The Supreme Court decisions Bilski v. Kappos in 2011 and Alice v. CLS Bank in 2014 have drastically revised the landscape in software patenting. But also, when someone hears about a new product or invention, from a hindsight point of view...
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    Very astute observation.
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    But since false marking is a crime, it is a reasonable assumption that a product marked "patented" is patented. You're right though, the fact that a product is not marked "patented" does not mean it is not patented. It is extremely difficult in that situation to do a patent search and try to...
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    How do i know if i m not violating some patent private labeling a product

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    In the United States, claiming that a product is patented that is, in fact, not patented is called "false marking." False marking is a federal crime punishable by a fine of up to $500.00 per incidence. So a product run of 1000 pieces could end up costing the perp $500k if they all entered...
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    Buy a float tank. Change your life.

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    Epsom salts - magnesium sulfate
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    Buy a float tank. Change your life.

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    A long time ago, I had a membership in a subscription-based place. When I joined, the place was brand new, shiny-clean, a pleasure to go to. I think they didn't sell enough memberships to make money. Maintenance started slipping and repairs went undone and I stopped going. After a few months...
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    Where Can I Find Better Quality Friends?

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    I spent my adolescent years in Rochester NY. I and all of my siblings thought it was a complete toilet and couldn't wait to get away. I got away from it as soon as I could. I had to move back there for a couple of years due to family circumstances and I realized that it really had been that...
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