Eric Corl's Profile and Articles

Resources Ideas for Inventors
Dec 22, 2008
The life of an inventor can sometimes feel like a lonely struggle. Thankfully, there are a number of resources that exist to help them!
Category: Business
Review of Some of the Most Famous Inventions
Apr 8, 2008
This article will explore some of the world's most famous inventions and the people responsible for them.
Category: Business
Getting Your Invention Store Ready in 30 Days
Apr 6, 2008
If your invention is done, functional, and ready for sale, congratulations! You have reached a plateau that few inventors ever see with their own...
Category: Marketing and Advertising
How To File For A Patent
Apr 5, 2008
The way you file a patent is by filling out an application and submitting it to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a fee.
Category: Entrepreneurship
How to Document New Ideas
Apr 5, 2008
Documenting new ideas is not just good practice. It may be absolutely critical if you intend on getting a patent and then enforcing it.
Category: Entrepreneurship
Your Domain Name Trademarks Questions Answered
Apr 4, 2008
A frequent question among Internet entrepreneurs is "Can I trademark a domain name?" The answer is yes - in some cases.
Category: E-Commerce
Five Key Networking Tips for Inventors
Apr 3, 2008
In this article its discussed the five most important networking tips for inventors.
Category: Network Marketing
How to Profit From University Commercialization Inefficiency
Apr 3, 2008
If you are looking for a patent on something and the traditional sources have come up empty, you may be overlooking something: the massive amounts...
Category: Entrepreneurship
How Does Your Invention Fare?
Apr 3, 2008
Some mistakes are just too fatal to overcome. If you make them, your invention is pretty much dead on the water with no hope for success.
Category: Business
Government Resources for Inventors
Apr 3, 2008
Inventing can be tough, dirty (through enthralling) work. Fortunately, inventors do not have to go it alone!
Category: Business
Tips to Sell New Ideas
Apr 3, 2008
A growing number of people are generating ideas not to pursue them, but sell them to those who will.
Category: Marketing and Advertising
Filing a Provisional Patent
Apr 2, 2008
This article will guide you on how to file a provisional patent if you are not sure that you will need full protection for your product.
Category: Entrepreneurship
How to Commercialize New Ideas
Apr 2, 2008
Hollywood and popular literature tend to glorify the selfless inventor who innovates out of benevolence for mankind, with no care for personal gain.
Category: Entrepreneurship
Information You Should Know About Patents
Apr 1, 2008
There are many misconceptions about what a patent is and is not.
Category: Entrepreneurship
Keep Going - Don't Give Up
Apr 1, 2008
These words are easy to say, but not always so easy to do. Nowhere is this truer than in your fight to invent something new or grow a prevailing...
Category: Business
How to Patent New Ideas
Mar 31, 2008
In the understandable excitement and inspirational fire of creation, many inventors rush into the patent process without doing their homework.
Category: Strategic Planning
New Technology Development Steps for Inventors
Mar 31, 2008
Developing new technology is, as Edison once said, "one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." It makes sense when you consider...
Category: Ask an Expert
Why Paranoid Inventors Fail
Mar 31, 2008
Every inventor knows that it's a mistake to go around bragging about your idea to everyone who will listen.
Category: Ask an Expert
How to Get The Right People Behind Your Invention
Mar 31, 2008
All inventors have, at one time or another, pined for "the right people." Be they investors, programmers, distributors, writers, architects,...
Category: Negotiation
Purchasing Patents for Sale
Mar 29, 2008
Just as a growing number of people are starting to sell their patents, there is a rise in the number of people looking to buy them.
Category: Ask an Expert