What Materials Should I Use To Prototype my Invention?
What materials should you use for your first prototype?
Hey, I’m JD Houvener—founder and patent attorney here at Bold Patents. I’ve been helping inventors for over a decade now, and in that time, we’ve helped clients land more than 500 patents. If you're just getting...
Can You Patent a Similar Idea?
Can you patent something that’s similar to an invention that’s already patented?
Yes, you can. But there are a few things you need to know first.
If your idea is basically an upgrade or improvement on something that already exists, that’s a good...
How Do I Protect My Idea When Working With a Manufacturer?
Today’s question: How do I protect my invention when working with a manufacturer?
Hey, I’m JD Houvener—founder and patent attorney at Bold Patents. I’ve been helping inventors for over a decade, and in that time, we’ve worked on nearly 500 patents. I also wrote...
Can You Trademark Across Countries?
So what happens if someone registers your trademark in another country?
Let’s break it down with an example.
Say you’ve got “Bob’s Soda” in the U.S. It’s a registered trademark for—you guessed it—soda. Now someone in the U.K. wants to use the name...
Should I Prototype or Patent First?
Should You Prototype First or File a Patent?
Hey there, I’m JD Houvener—patent attorney, founder of Bold Patents, and author of Bold Ideas: The Inventor’s Guide to Patents. Over the years, I’ve helped inventors secure nearly 500 patents, so I get this question a lot: