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    How to Know If You Need to Patent Your Product

    You are ready to introduce your invention to the world, but first you should consider whether your new product requires a patent to help make it commercially viable.
    by Christopher Hann Jun 01, 2013 2 minutes

    Q: I'm ready to step out of my basement workshop and introduce my invention to the world. Do I really need to get a patent first?

    You've designed a better mousetrap. And you're anxious to get the production and sales processes snapping so you can sooner start counting your profits. Not so fast. You might first want to think

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