Edison: Patent Master

Thomas Edison was awarded the historic patent for the incandescent lamp this week over 126 years ago. Edison was an incredible inventor and entrepreneur. With over 1,093 patents in the United States, Edison was a master of the patent game even by today's standards. Over a century later, IBM was ranked the number one company in 2005 to file over 2,941 preliminary patents by USPTO Annual List of Top 10 Organizations Receiving Most U.S. Patents. If you are new to the patent game you need a patent information plan. Find what patent information you need to succeed in "The Six Pieces of the Patent Idea Puzzle."