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Inventors Assistance League (IAL) exist today because our
founder and President, Ted De Boer, a registered patent
agent with the U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright
Office, was fed up with the public's lack of affordable legal
information and advice in the area of inventions, ideas and
innovations. After many years of research with Fortune 100
companies, Mr. De Boer developed a self-help program that is
understandable, easy-to-use and authoritative for the amateur
and professional inventor. Over the years, the program has
undergone many changes and refinements, but its primary purpose
has always been to:
Take the mystery out
of the patent, trademark and copyright law
and
make it available to everyone in a manner that is
easy to understand and easy to implement.
About six counselors work in our Office
(and some remotely) to achieve this goal. We regularly
update our program, because the laws change constantly, and we
work to keep our products up to date. We encourage our
members to suggest ideas for improvement, which we can
incorporate into new editions of our program.
Patent, trademark and copyright lawyers
sometimes compare self-help law to do-it-yourself brain surgery.
Nonsense, it's much more akin to choosing an over-the-counter
remedy for a routine illness. Patent attorneys have their
place, but most people can do much of the work themselves
if they have good, reliable information, and thereby save
significant money and time.
Over 49 years of experience has only
strengthened our belief that the law, like any other body of
information, can be broken down into easily digested pieces.
Once that's done, it's relatively easy to find answers to legal
questions, whether they concern an invention, idea, innovation,
patent, trademark or copyright.
IAL's mission is far from a radical idea.
Every American has the right to know the law—without paying a
attorney—which is the cornerstone of our democracy. Making
the process easier is what we are here for.
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