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Youth is not necessarily an impediment to inventing success--ifanything, it may actually be an advantage. That's what ThomasEdison discovered. So, too, did Alexander Graham Bell. This month,we focus on young inventors and the road they took to build abetter mousetrap.
You're Never Too Young
Suppose you're 10 years old and invent a spill-proof bowl.Can you get a patent? No problem, according to the U.S. Patent andTrademark Office, which places no limitation on how old a patentholder must be.
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