June 2021 – ETC

Discover what can be patented and what that means for you

Patent protection has been extended to cover many products. From the light bulb to the jet engine, patented products are everywhere. Pharmaceutical drugs, computer software, processes for purifying DNA and even ecommerce methods have all been granted patent protection.

But for all the products that are patentable, there are probably an equal number of unpatentable ones. Literary works, movies, songs and music are not eligible for patent protection. These types of products may be protected by a copyright. For more information on copyrights, you may see the Library of Congress.

You cannot gain patent protection for your logo or your product’s name. Instead, you may file for a trademark. To apply for a trademark, you need to visit the Patent and Trademark Office website and learn about trademarks. You can get professional help for your invention, there a lot of agencies out there.

To get back on track, patent protection may be granted to:

objects with a utility
designs
plants

Most patented objects fit under the utility category. These are usually the most profitable. If your invention has any use whatsoever, you should file for a utility patent to gain the most protection. Design patents only cover the way an object looks and plant patents, as you can guess, are only granted for new breeds of plants.

Now that you know a little about what types of products may be eligible for patent protection (oh yes, this is just a small sample of what you need to know about patentability), let’s address exactly what patent protection offers you.

If you are granted patent protection on your product, you may exclude others from making or using it. That’s right, you will be in complete control of your invention’s productivity and its sales. Therefore, you make any profits generated from it. Patent protection provides you with a monopoly on your invention. For utility patents, that monopoly lasts 20 years (which may add up to quite a sum of money if your invention is popular).

But wait a minute, what happens after the 20 years term is over? Well, once your patent term expires, anyone may make and sell your invention, and they won’t have to share a dime of the profits with you. It may not seem fair since the invention was all your idea, but, all good things must come to an end. Patent protection doesn’t last forever. You can learn more from https://azbigmedia.com/business/why-new-inventors-turn-to-inventhelp-for-support/ article.

Home

Commonsense Home Pest Control: Getting Rid of Pests Without Harming Ourselves and Our Environment

If you’re like most people, you probably consider pest control a never-ending battle between you and the pests. Perhaps in your desire to achieve a perfect lawn or garden, you use pesticides often without thinking of the long-term consequences of your choices. Home pest control is very polluting because pesticides are toxic chemicals.

Pesticides have been linked to tap water contamination, cancer, and other serious issues. The effects of pesticides on our health and the environment are very damaging and we need to consider them deeply before using chemical pesticides so freely. Our goal should first to be to reduce our use of pesticides as much as possible.

How to Reduce Our Reliance on Pesticides

Common sense home pest control aims not at eradicating the use of pesticides completely but only using them when absolutely necessary. Alternatives to pesticides are used and chemical pesticides are used only as a last resort. Regular monitoring is done in order to determine when home remedy pest control is necessary. Pest management methods utilize physical, mechanical, cultural, biological, and educational techniques.

Unlike with traditional home pest control methods, common sense pest control doesn’t call for the use of pesticides on a scheduled basis. Pest control treatments are only used if after monitoring, it is determined that the economic, medical, or aesthetic damage the pests will cause is too severe to ignore. If the situation is serious then it is time to call a professional pest control company, such as Radar Pest Control.

The timing of these treatments has to be right in order to not disrupt the natural pest control methods in use. Furthermore, the goal is for them to be applied at time that they will be most destructive to the pests.

Why Pest Eradication is Not the Answer

Insects in the soil help to decompose organic nutrients to return nutrients to the soil. These “pests” also serve as a food source for many birds, fish, animals, and plants.

In conclusion, rather than resorting to a zero tolerance policy when it comes to home pest control, take a minimalistic approach in order to preserve your health and the environment. Pesticides are toxic chemicals that need to be used with caution and in moderation. Pests play an important role in our eco-system so it is wise to choose carefully what kinds of pest control methods you use and when.

Real Estate

How to make your website a SUCCESS

Your web site has several important “jobs” to do in order to be successful. Keep these in the front of your mind when you think about what you want the final cut to be. Note to self – there is never a FINAL CUT – good websites are always improving and moving.

Job 1 – to draw in business from the web. These are people who do NOT know you – people who search Google or Yahoo or the multitude of other search engines out there and find your site in the mix with all of your competitors. They will be drawn in by your description in the search listing and once they get there they will read your “Intro Mission Statement” quickly and move on to what they are really looking for. If you are a Realtor – Homes. These people are mostly buyers so you will need to cater to them. If you sell SHOES, they want Name Brands, If you sell Services – get me there quickly! They don’t know you from Adam and will need a reason to stay on your site and to trust you AND TO COME BACK. Give it to them. Make your site easy to navigate, make the main points they want stand out and make it easy to remember. You have 8 seconds to do all of the above before they click the back button. Don’t underestimate this. Businesses who have a successful lead generating website make six figures from this income alone. Your website can work around the clock for you. And it’s a lot easier to generate leads this way than to cold call.

Job 2 – Resources for current clients. You will want to tell all of your current clients about your website and keep them coming back. Referrals are a HUGE part of your success in Business. So is repeat business. You want your site to be beneficial to those clients that you already know. You want them to come back to it. You want to send out newsletters each month redirecting these people back to your website for the latest and greatest news. You want those people that you already have in your rolodex to give out your website to their friends and family. You want them to remember it when it is time to buy again!

Job 3 – Pertains to Realtors – Listings are the name of the game – Impress your sellers in a listing appointment. You should have some type of listing presentation set up, and your website should be a major part of it. As a consumer who sold her home less than a year ago – when choosing my realtor it was very important to me that he/she had a turn key website that was listed everywhere and that advertised my home nicely. I wanted to know that she was going to make it easy for people to see my home. I wanted to know that it was displayed beautifully on her site with lots of pictures for people to see and lots of details and people could find it within a few clicks of the home page. If he/she didn’t have that, I wasn’t going to list with them. Sellers know that the internet is where 80% of consumers go to look for a home. By showing them a great site that features their home on it, you are giving them a reason to list with you. And using Easy Agent Pro to build your website will do just that as you can read from this 2021 Easy Agent Pro review. You may want to have a “Featured Home” on your front page that changes every week, month, etc so that you can use this as a Listing Point. “Mr. Seller, I am going to feature your home on the front page of my site! I get X amount of consumers to my site on a weekly basis and the first thing each and every one of them will see is a picture of your home!” You are giving them a reason to sign on the dotted line.

Many businesses just throw up a website without much thought and expect it to generate revenue out of thin air. You have to put some thought into what specific “Jobs” your site needs to fullfil for your customers and then build your site around those things. Otherwise – its just wasted space.

Health

Why STD Infections Are Increasing

The infections spreads through unprotected sex with another individual that is infected with the STI. The condition is caused by a bacterial infection. To treat chlamydia in both men and women is usually undertaken with a course of antibiotics that are prescribed by a doctor or qualified nurse. This is best way to treat this infection and it should clear up within a month and half.

The most people who are at risk of being infected with this sexually transmitted infection are young people who are aged between 16 and 25. As young people are the most sexually active and are more willing to engage in unprotected sex the rate of infection is higher compared to other groups.

Why Infections Are Increasing

Chlamydia has been increasing steadily in number over the last decade. It is estimated that in the USA, there are at least 2 million newly infected people every year. There are a number of reasons why more people are becoming infected. One reason can be contributed to the improvements of STI testing methods and procedures. There also seems to be a trend of more people engaging in unprotected sex which is the reason of how this infection spreads.

The Consequences

If left untreated this sexually transmitted infection can can lead to infertility in both the male and female. For this reason it is very important to go for a test to determine if you are infected with this bacteria as explained on Mylabbox. However, it is estimated that up to 50% of people who become infected with this sexually transmitted infection do not show any sign or symptoms. Therefore, it can be very difficult to detect especially in the early stages.

Warning Signals

If symptoms of the sexually transmitted infection do occur you should contact your doctor or nurse immediately. The symptoms that are most common in men are a white fluid that discharges from the penile region. Men can also experience a sore or burning sensation when they urinate. A discharge from the cervix or vaginal region is the most common sign of an infection in women. In certain cases females can develop a condition called PID which can cause irreparable damage to their uterus.