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Top Tips For Inventors
Currently working on that next ‘great’ project? Inventors Digest has a few tips to help you get off on the right foot.
1.) Have your invention evaluated by a non-biased professional – even if your mom’s in the business, go to someone else.
2.) Read all you can about new-product development. Go to your local book store or library and dig through the Web … others have gone before you. Don’t reinvent the wheel.
3.) Network with other inventors. Join a local inventors’ organization.
4.) Do your own patent search. If it looked promising, make an appointment with a patent attorney, patent agent or professional patent searcher. Show them the results of your search and follow their advice.
5.) Do what you do well and hire pros to do the rest.
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Mary Ellroy on July 30th, 2011 8:10 am
As president Emeritus of the Inventors Association of CT, and a toy inventor + agent, I have seen too many people who have rushed to patent. Remember, a patent attorney stands to make money if you patent. There are other options, such as a provisional patent – which gives you temporary protection while you shop your idea. Contracts can be negotiated with toy companies wherein they pay for your patent. I have seen too many non-market-worthy ideas for which people have filed patents at great expense. Remember, a patent doesn’t protect your idea; it only allows you to sue if you are infringed upon – and a lawsuit can be hugely expensive. It’s best to consult with an expert in the business area where your product resides to determine market worthiness, and whether to patent or what type of patent to get.
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