{"id":4980,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/how-to-protect-your-invention.html"},"modified":"2024-05-22T02:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:47:40","slug":"how-to-protect-your-invention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/how-to-protect-your-invention.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Protect Your Invention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How To Protect Your Invention<\/h1>\n
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\n By Taylar-Simone McCants, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Amber Sheppard, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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One of the best ways to make money as an inventor is to license your invention to other small businesses or business entities. But, by shopping your invention around, you may put your intellectual property rights to that invention in jeopardy. The more you reveal about your invention, the more likely another person can steal or copy it.<\/p>\r\n

Some of the best ways to gain legal protection for your invention are below. This article will go through each in detail.<\/p>\r\n