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Charm your barbecue

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Do you like barbecues? Steak and grilled chicken… sounds delicious… but did it ever happen to you that you got the wrong piece of meat because the cook mixed it up?

Leslie Haywood can tell you about it. „While sitting down to eat at a dinner party I was hosting, my husband served me an extra hot Jamaican Jerk piece of chicken instead of a mild one because he had forgotten which pieces were which. After this very memorable and very spicy light bulb moment I have felt what I can only describe as a compulsion to insure every American gets what they want – how they want it – hot off the grill“.

And that´s why she invented Grill charms.


The charms come in different boxes. While the steak collection includes the letters R (for Rare) MR (for Medium Rare), M (for medium) and MW (for Medium Well) the spicy collection has designs of peppers representing varying degrees of heat (Mild, Medium and Spicy).


And that´s how it works:


Before you grill, you Grill Charm your meat with the desired charm. While cooking, the grill master knows which ones have to be cooked to which temperature. When dinner comes off the grill, there is no more cutting to find the one you want, no more guess work, or settling for something you don’t like.


You simply look for your Grill Charm. Bon appétit!

An useful pet

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Do you have kids? Ever heard of Lunchboxgoods then? As you can read on the homepage, the Los Angeles based company, offers innovative products to the children’s market, including functional plush items.

The lineup of plush features the patent protected Bottle Pets, a fun gift collection of baby bottle holders that can also be used for sippy cups as well as water bottles and other beverage containers.





Aren´t they cute?

A new IP Awareness Assessment Tool

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) unveiled a new web-based IP Awareness Assessment Tool designed to help manufacturers, small businesses, entrepreneurs and independent inventors easily assess their knowledge of intellectual property (IP).


Intellectual property is a key concern of small businesses owners, who can secure significant competitive advantages by exercising the rights they hold to their innovations. However, many individuals are often unaware of their rights and miss the opportunities they can provide. USPTO and NIST MEP developed the IP Awareness Assessment Tool as a way to help educate innovators about these rights.

The tool enables users to measure and increase their awareness of IP issues, relevant to their creative projects and business goals. Users answer a comprehensive set of questions regarding IP, after which the tool provides a set of training resources tailored to specifically identified needs.


Interested? The tool is available on USPTO’s website at http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/assessment/.

Transparent – that´s how we operate!

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We already told you about Inventorhaus, Inc., the Inventor Shops and some of its exclusive products. And since InventorHaus, Inc. is a transparent operating company, today we want to give you some deep insights.

InventorHaus, Inc. is a privately held company based in Miami, Florida, which offers inventors basic services such as research, prototype creation, and marketing materials, to the more complicated search for manufacturers or licensing, retail and wholesale distribution partners in Europe. In addition, product scouting is conducted on behalf of the Inventor Shops in Germany and Austria, where innovative products are presented, and offer inventors an outlet to test the market and present themselves to potential partners.

Established by Gerhard Muthenthaler and Marijan Jordan in 2011, InventorHaus, Inc., is part of the Erfinderhaus Patentvermarktungs GmbH group, based in Berlin, Germany. Erfinderhaus is a dedicated invention marketing and consulting company which also owns Erfinderladen retail shops in Berlin and Salzburg.

For the English-speaking market, the company also offers inpama.com, an online platform for inventors, manufacturers, licensees and investors to meet and work together.

USPTO announces 2012 National Trademark Expo

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it will host the 2012 National Trademark Expo on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th, at the USPTO’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. 

The free two-day event is designed to educate the public about trademarks and their importance in the global marketplace. Last year’s Trademark Expo attracted more than 15,000 visitors of all ages.


Exhibitors are invited to showcase their federally-registered trademarks through educational exhibits, including booths, themed-displays, costumed characters, and inflatables. In addition, the Expo features educational seminars for adults, and children’s workshops and activities.

Space is limited, so owners of federally-registered trademarks who wish to participate in this year’s Trademark Expo must submit an application by May 18, 2012.


Applications to exhibit at the Expo will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Brand recognition among consumers
  • Ability to engage the public’s interest in trademarks
  • Educational value of the proposed exhibit to enhance public understanding of the value of trademarks
  • Category diversity, in particular whether an applicant’s participation helps ensure that the Expo will feature a variety of different types of trademarks from different sources

Grow your own mushrooms – at home!

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Do you like mushrooms? Ever thought of growing your own ones? With the mushroom garden from Back to the roots it´s pretty easy.

Within ten days the grow-at-home mushroom kit lets you grow up to 1 1/2 lbs of oyster mushrooms per box. Believe it or not, but they grow on recycled coffee grounds.

Want to know who came up with this innovative idea?

As written on the homepage back to the Roots was founded by Alejandro Velez & Nikhil Arora during their last semester at UC Berkeley.


Two months away from graduation, and heading into the corporate world of investment banking & consulting, they came across the idea during a class lecture of being able to potentially grow gourmet mushrooms entirely on recycled coffee grounds.

Inspired by the idea of turning waste into wages & fresh, local food, they experimented in Alex’s fraternity kitchen, ultimately growing one test bucket of tasty oyster mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. Soon they decided to forget the corporate route, and instead, become full-time urban mushroom farmers.

A book about the goofiest patents

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Where to begin, a lot of inventors wonder. Search the internet or read a book? There are many guidebooks out there, where young inventors as well as adults can find useful and inspiring tips how to turn their idea into reality.

But the invention business has another side too, the funny one and author Ted VanCleave looked at it. His book called Totally Absurd Inventions: America´s goofiest patents is available in English and Japanese.

Just read the description on amazon.com and you know that you have some funny pages ahead of you: „Totally Absurd Inventions offers the best of the goofy from the millions of patents granted during the past 70 years. Each of the nearly 100 off-the-wall inventions unearthed for this collection features the detailed patent application illustration and a lively description of the bizarre proposed creation.


Need to know when your baby’s diaper is dirty? You’ll want to see the plans behind the Diaper Alarm. Little boys wanting to avoid playground kisses may find just what they need in the Kissing Shield. Want to add a unique Wisconsin twist to your cigarette? The Cheese-Filtered Cigarette might do the trick. Super Trash Man, the Cranium Cooler, the All-Terrain Stroller, and the Pet Toilet are just a few more of the zany but fascinating inventions highlighted in this compendium of creativity.


Author Ted VanCleave is himself an inventor of the weird. His award-winning Web site, Totally Absurd Inventions, began in 1997 after he conducted patent research for his own wacky invention, Inflatable Greeting Cards. That research uncovered similarly fascinating inventions that he’s shared with the more than two million people who have visited his web site, which has been named USA Today’s site of the week and attracted the attention of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.“

Many questions? – We have the answer!

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As the United Inventors Association of America blogged today there are some things to think about when looking for one of the many service providers in the inventing industry. Like most industries there are good and bad companies selling dozens of services needed to commercialize an invention. Here are the tips from the UIA:






1.    Ask for their success rate: Ask for in writing the number of ideas they have represented and how many inventors made more money than they invested. This is required information under the Inventor Protection Act and they should provide it to you.

2.    Ask for references: Ask for the names of three satisfied customers that you can talk to. You do this with a babysitter, with a car…why not with your checkbook?

3.    Avoid too much pressure: Are their sales people calling you often using high pressure tactics?

4.    Are they sending you pre-signed confidentiality agreements in their „free kits“? Only sign agreements after you decide you want to use them or anyone else (but before discussion of any ideas).

5.    Have they asked you to write your ideas down and mail them to yourself? This process is a myth; it will not protect your idea.

6.    Early in your discussions, ask what the total cost of services will be. Not just the one they want to sell you first, ask for an outline of all their services and what ones will be required to actually allow you to make money in the end. Any hesitation to answer is normally a bad sign.

7.    Market evaluations provide an objective evaluation of the merit, technical feasibility, and commercial viability of your invention. Ask for their criteria, system of review, and the qualifications of company evaluators.

8.    Do they check on pre-existing patents for your same idea? Some companies will promote almost any idea, without knowing if there is patent infringement involved.

9.    Do their „patent searches“ come without a written opinion of patentability? Do they refuse to provide in writing the resulting number of favorable patent searches vs unfavorable searches they experience?

10. If they claim to have a special relationship with a manufacturer, ask for proof. Watch out, if they ask you to submit your idea to a manufacturer before you have properly protected it.

11. Avoid a jack-of-all-trades. No one is an expert in all those fields, ask them how they can evaluate many different categories of innovation.

12. Watch out for addresses that don’t match, they claim to be in one state but the mailing address is different. The same for no direct phone contact, are you always reaching their voicemail?

13. Ask all the above questions and be on triple alert if you’re responding to a slick TV, radio and magazine ad – the real guys have to advertise too, so know what to look out for.


And here is the inpama recommendation:

The company and its professional inventor consultants have more than 13 year of experience in the invention industry, lot´s of successful inventors, do not use high pressure tactics or send pre-signed confidentiality agreements.

InventorHaus Inc. is a dedicated invention marketing and consulting company possessing a unique advantage over other related firms: it is the only marketer who can guarantee to place your finished product into a store.

In addition to guaranteeing market placement for your invention, InventorHaus, Inc. offers a full range of services to help inventors bring their ideas into reality. From project planning and management to prototype construction, InventorHaus, Inc. supports you through each step of the inventing process, even offers market evaluation and checks pre-existing patents!

Interested? Then check out the services or visit the website.

About the importance of a patent attorney

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We already told you about Patents and Utility models and gave you Sales and Marketing suggestions. Remember: The goal of inpama.com is to provide inventors a platform to present, sell, and market their patented inventions on their own.


Today we want to explain you the importance of a patent attorney.

It´s just like Mary Bellis on about.com writes: „As the inventor you know the scientific and technical knowledge involved in your invention.




However, the preparation of a patent application and conducting proceedings with any patent office requires a knowledge of patent law and rules and the patent office’s practices and procedures. The knowledge that a patent attorney has.“

Without that knowledge you might be granted a patent and later find out that it doesn´t protect your invention properly!

In the United States, the USPTO makes the rules and regulations governing any patent attorney or patent agent. To find one click here.