"Invent Help" Invention Newsletter - September 2007

Back to School Inventions

It's that time of the year when kids sulk and parents rejoice – it's back to school time! We at InventHelp® fondly remember picking out great new school clothes and, of course, the latest school supplies. In honor of back-to-school excitement, InventHelp presents the stories of crayons and erasers, both must-haves for a new school year.

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Attention: Office Supply Inventors!

If you have a school, home or office supply product or invention, join INPEX® at the 2008 "SHOPA Buyer to Seller" (SBTS) School and Office Market Place, October 1–3, 2007 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois.

Learn more about the SHOPA Buyer-to-Seller event

Was Thomas Edison the first to receive a patent for the electric light bulb?

No, he wasn't, but his documentation proved he was the first to invent it. Competitors had heard about his light bulb project and quickly applied for and received patents. Edison presented his extensive and detailed documentation in a lawsuit for patent infringement and won the case.

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