I Just Invented

I Just Invented a Generally Spherical Object with Floppy Filaments to Promote Sure Capture. Now What Do I Do? John Meier Science Librarian Pennsylvania State University

“ The Congress shall have the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8

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Websites Penn State University Libraries Patents Research Guide http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/findmaterials/patents.html Lisa Brownlee’s Following the Law blog, Centre Daily Times http://community.centredaily.com/?q=node/6190 US Patent and Trademark Office – Inventor Resources http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/index.htm

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