Picture it. You’ve had a stroke of genius and your idea could possibly revolutionize the healthcare industry. Or, perhaps you’re on the brink of inventing something that could eradicate carbon emissions from the environment once and for all. As an engineer, there is no limit to the solutions you can develop to help humankind. But how do you protect your ideas and research? How can you present your concept to investors or to the public without running the risk it might be stolen?
If you’re in the brainstorming or testing phase of an engineering marvel, you’ve got to take every precaution to ...