How To Invent: Intellectual Aspects Of Inventing

AuthorJoseph P. Kennedy/Wayne H. Watkins/Elyse N. Ball (With)
ProfessionDistinguished Professor of Polymer Science and Chemistry at The University of Akron/Associate Vice President for Research at The University of Akron/Project Manager for the University of Akron Research Foundation
Pages12-19
CHAPTER 3
HOW TO INVENT: INTELLECTUAL
ASPECTS OF INVENTING
This book concerns mostly the legal and business aspects of the inventingand
patenting processes, and less so the intellectual–mental aspects of inventing.
Writing about the legal aspects of patenting and invention protection was
relatively easy and straightforward in contrast, writing about the intellectual
aspects and requirements of inventing turned out to be a daunting task, by far
the most challenging and difficult chapter to complete.
In spite of what several thinkers (mostly non–patent holders) have written
about the inventing process, inventing in my opinion cannot be reduced to a
series of successive steps. Inventing is much more than merely following a
set of rules; it requires a particular brand of creativity, which I define later in
this chapter.
3.1. ON THE DEFINITION OF CREATIVITY
A legally protectable invention (i.e., a patent) is arguably among the most
precious products of human creativity.This is particularly true if the invention
is a pioneering one that matures into an important innovation and leads to the
betterment of the human condition.
This chapter represents the perspectives and experiences of Dr. Joseph P. Kennedy.
How to Invent and Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers,
First Edition. Joseph P. Kennedy and Wayne H. Watkins with Elyse N. Ball.
© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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