Supermen Diddy and Ashton Kutcher Take on Malaria With a Vengence (and Nets)!

Never before have so many millions of people been affected by a totally preventable disese known by so few people. The culprit is malaria, a micro-organism carried and spread by ordinary mosquitoes in warmer tropical and sub-tropical climates such as Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia.

The mosquitoes that carry malaria breed and lay their eggs in stagnant pools of water, rivers, and lakes. The eggs hatch into larvae that live in the water where they grow in size and mature. The larvae emerge from the water and mature into mosquitoes who mate to continue the life cycle. The female mesquitos carry the fertilized eggs and feed on blood to provide nourishment for the developing eggs. That is when the malaria organism is passed from the female mosquitoes to humans in the saliva of the mosquitoes.

The “high tech” solution to the massive malaria problem… mosquitoes nets (bed nets used to keep mesquitos away from people while sleeping… when the mesquitos are most active), bug repellents, and anti-malaria drugs (for those unfortunate people who contract the disease). No massive spending is needed to develop new drugs or medical procedures (though there are some ongoing efforts to stop the life cycle of the malaria organism)… just enough caring people to buy the mosquitoes nets, bug repellents, and anti-malaria drugs!

Longtime friends P Diddy and Ashton Kutcher have taken on the challenge of educating and motivating people around the world to eliminate malaria now. In fact, Malaria prevention was the theme at Diddy’s Annual White Party usually held on Labor Day in the Hamptons, but this year moved to Beverly Hills, California and held on July 4th. The Event was hosted by co-hosts Kutcher and Diddy.

White carpet celebrities dressed all in white to raise money for Malaria No More, a nonprofit, nongovernment organization that is working to end the malaria crisis in Africa included Demi Moore, Tila Tequila, JC Chasez, Tom Green, Marla Maples, Shanna Moakler, Tara Reid, Russell Brand, Mel B., Kim Porter, Rich Orodco, Julie Benz, Lady Victoria Hervey, Bayo Olorunto, Ashley Olsen, Charles-David Moss, Khloe Kardasian, Tyrese Gibson, Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey, Tara Reid, Chris Brown, Lindsay Lohan, Andy Samberg, Lil’ Kim, Lamar Odom, Teyana Taylor, and the reigning Miss USA Kristen Dalton.

The event raised some serious cash for “Malaria No More” (and Ashton donated $100,000 of his own money!).

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Sincerely,

Sebastian B. Macaw

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Are You Discouraged About Your Making Money From Your Invention?

Lets face it… starting a new business is tough! I have been running InventionPatenting.com since 1999 to help independent inventors protect and make money from their new product ideas… all at a reasonable cost. Sounds like a simple and workable business concept right… especially when so many invention marketing companies have been taking undue advantage of new inventors for years?

Well, a new business does not “take off” on its own simply by setting up a web site (which I learned after setting it up in late 1999). It takes a lot of knowledge and hard work! Even now, having learned how to promote my web site, it is still often discouraging.

My point is that perseverance is key. If you have a new product idea that has not proven a marketing success, re-evaluate your product. Is it really as good as you think it is? Many inventors “fall in love” with their new product idea oblivious to the reality of the situation. Ask prospective customers to use and evaluate your product. Does their feedback match your thoughts about your product? If not, specifically find out why. Ask them whether they would purchase the product if they saw it on the store shelves. What price would they be willing to pay for it given its advantages (and probably some disadvantages – most things in life are a trade-off) over competitive products.

I hope this gives you some insight… and renewed inspiration. More to come!

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Lost Inventor's Notebook and "Poor Man's Patents''... Oh My!

I recently received a question from an independent inventor like yourself who faced a seemingly serious situation and did not know to do about it.

She has been inventing for several years and kept an inventor’s notebook and “poor man’s patents” but misplaced them. In case you do not know what a poor man’s patent is… that is where the inventor puts a write-up and sketches (called a disclosure) of their invention in an envelope and mails it to herself. The still sealed envelope with postmark is retained by the inventor to supposedly provide some form of legal protection for the invention and inventor.

She is worried that her inventions will be stolen by someone finding the notebook or by any of several companies to which she recently sent disclosures of her inventions, she no longer having “proof” she had invented them. She wonders whether there is anything that she can do to protect herself as she counted on those inventions for her future livelihood.

My reply to her is that the poor man’s patent is an”urban legend” and is worthless in providing any protection for inventors an their inventions. Likewise, while her inventor’s notebook was a good reminder of the details of her various inventions, it provides no protection for her or her inventions since it was not notarized or witnessed.

Rather, inventors should keep an inventor’s notebook made from a permanently bound notebook, the kind in which you cannot add pages nor can you remove pages without it being apparent that a page was removed. The best notebooks are about 1/4 inch thick with 8-1/2 by 11 inch pages available at any of the big office supply stores such as Staples or Office Depot.

Make sketches, write a description, and permanently glue any photos you have taken of your invention(s) on the pages. Use a new page for the start of each new invention. Consecutively number the pages at the bottom and have the notebook notarized on the last page you have used. You can have it notarized at your local bank by a Notary Public, which is usually a free service.

You can use the remaining notebook pages to sketch and describe other inventions or improvements to the existing inventions you come up with. Have your notebook notarized on the new last page you have used every time you make a significant update to your notebook (i.e. when you add a new invention or a significant improvement to an existing invention).

Why you should you keep an inventor’s notebook? Well, lets be clear… it is NOT a patent application and your invention is NOT “patent pending”. Rather, an inventor’s notebook has a strictly limited use… as evidence of your date of conception of your invention(s), but ONLY in the United States of America (USA). That is because in the USA, you must be an inventor to get a valid patent and if there is a dispute as to who is the first inventor, the U.S. Patent Office admits proof of inventorship such as notarized inventor’s notebooks (but not your poor man’s patents).

Note also that you CANNOT “backdate” your inventor’s notebook to when you originally conceived your invention(s)… you only get the date of notarization as evidence of the date of conception of your invention(s).

Alternatively to notarization, you can have your inventor’s notebook signed and dated (witnessed) by TWO people, preferably people who have no monetary or other interest in your invention(s).

Best regards,

Brian R. Rayve
Owner, InventionPatenting.com

P.S. You can lock in “patent pending” at a reasonable price by filing a provisional patent application.

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