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FSB: How to commercialize your invention

Dear FSB: I work for my family caulking business. The equipment we use is top dollar, but the designs are poor. If I had a better idea, and did not want to manufacture the product (but instead just license the idea) how would I go about it? What should I know before starting the process?

FSB: A guide to what you can (and can't) patent

Dear FSB: Can you patent or copyright an idea for a website?

FSB: Patent vs. copyright: Protecting your creations

Dear FSB: Do I have to patent greeting cards?

FSB: How can I cash in on my brain child?

Dear FSB: How can I find entrepreneurs who are seeking new products to develop and market? I have patents on seven inventions in the automotive, consumer goods, and home-improvement categories that I would like to license or sell.

CNNMoney: NTP goes after wireless carriers

NTP Inc., the patent-owning entity that made $612 million out of a suit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., has hit the nation's top four wireless carriers with similar lawsuits.

FSB: Your stay-out-of-court guide

Going to court is near the top of the list of dreaded activities for small business owners. But many entrepreneurs say that their efforts to resolve disputes outside of litigation haven't worked, according to a 2005 report by the Small Business Administration. The result? Their companies end up with legal bills from $3,000 to $150,000 and have to cut overhead or drum up new sales to compensate.

FSB: When do trademarks expire?

Dear FSB: How long does it take to obtain a trademark? And how long will one protect my idea? --Chuck Christenson II, CBC Industries Columbus, Neb.

FSB: Crushing copycats

Owner's Manual is written by entrepreneurs about lessons they have learned. Carter Weiss can be reached at CW@BuiltNY.com.

Fortune: Is my loophole really legit?

The IRS has a surprising new enemy in the battle against abusive tax shelters: the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In recent years the Patent Office has begun granting patents to people who claim...

Fortune: Taxes: Patent that loophole

The Internal Revenue Service has a surprising new enemy in the battle against abusive tax shelters: The United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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