Inventing is more than coming up with a great idea. It’s the process of successfully marketing your idea and the invention, itself. This includes licensing your work, and protecting your intellectual property.
Successful inventors tend to share a number of key characteristics and personality traits. To be a successful invent...
If you don’t have the resources to produce, market, sell and distribute your invention idea, licensing your patent to compani...
A patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret are ways to protect your invention idea. If you’re patented product is...
A copyright protects an Original Work of Authorship (OWA) — think short story, computer program, or song lyrics, for example...
Inventing is about how to take an idea and turn it into a product or, if you prefer, turning your dreams into...
If you have a great idea for the next big thing, an eye-catching...
Bearing just a handful of golden rules in mind as you set about becoming an inventor can help you to keep your feel planted fir...
The world of patents, registered designs, trade marks and copyright can be a minefie...
You can trademark all sorts of different things. Different types of marks distinguish your product, service or company from...
A copyright protects an Original Work of Authorship (OWA) – think short story, computer program or song lyrics, for e...
Trade secrets can take many forms, such as your customer and supplier list, your next marketing campaign, a particular process or form...
Inspiration for invention can come from the unlikeliest of places, but here are just a few of the most common sourc...
Most inventions are in and out of the market within a few years. Years 1 to 2-1/2 are the introductory years. You take your prod...
Make certain you have adequate financial resources. You don’t want to start developing your product and t...
Because a patent is the most expensive and complex type of IP (intellectual property) right, first analyse whether you c...
Protect your idea with a patent, registered design and/or registered trade mark. Be aware of and make use of your...
Only a small percentage of all patents are licensed, but it can be a profitable way to go if you can do it. Use these tips:...
To paraphrase Thomas Edison, ‘I’m not going to invent anything unless it will sell.’ You...
