The Best Way To Protect Your Invention

by | Feb 3, 2016 | Intellectual Property Law

Author: P.B.Tufariello

Start Keeping A Diary Or A Laboratory Notebook!

To be clear, this method is not necessarily foolproof; there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to protecting your intellectual property. However, in my experience, those who were wise enough to keep a diary or a laboratory notebook during the process of creating something new have a tremendous advantage over those who don’t.

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I get so excited when I have a client who comes in with a notebook, such as a laboratory notebook or diary filled with notes and entries from the very first day the client begins working on a project through the day he or she comes to visit with me. I get excited because the client gets it!

The companies I used to work with, mandated that we used these notebooks, because it’s very difficult to tamper with them. Their binding is sewn in place and the numbering of their pages makes it very difficult if not impossible to rip pages out, or to add pages in. The very first thing that I’d do every day I worked at the laboratory was open my notebook to the next available clean page and with a pen, enter the date on the upper right hand corner. More:

  • Paper lab notebooks have long been accepted as evidence of invention in interference proceedings at the Patent Office.
  • Lab notebook entries are the foundation for providing the patent attorney with the information necessary to create an adequate patent application specification that satisfies the legal standards listed in the patent law found at 35 U.S.C. §112.

It’s about the inventors, authors, and creators of inventions, new products, and new services. So let me outline the key benefits of keeping a diary or laboratory notebook.

Keeping A Written Log Establishes Your Timeline In Court

The Law Offices of P.B. Tufariello,P.C.

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