How to Patent and Sell Your Invention Back to Client Resources
 

Resource Title: How to Patent and Sell Your Invention
 

Purpose: Provide 2 page PDF article on a process for turning your invention into a product (and getting patent protection along the way)
 

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You have a new idea for a product.  You are pretty sure that it is new and the prototype you built works like a charm.  You have even shown it to a few close friends and family and they think its great.  Where do you go from here?
 
 
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Introductory article to help entrepreneurs and independent inventors think about patent protection as one part of a much larger commitment to developing and commercializing a new product or service.  An alternate title might be, "Are You Ready to Build a Business Around Your Invention?"

Last modified: September 30, 2009
 
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Should I File a Provisional Patent Application?

 

The Situation:

You have a prototype of your invention that works. You want patent protection, but you don’t have enough money to file for a full utility patent yet. Your next step is to start talking to potential customers, suppliers, and investors to sound out the market, develop your business plan, and hopefully get some money in the door. Is it worth filing a provisional patent application?

 

This Client Resource is a 2 page PDF article to help entrepreneurs and startups consider whether filing a provisional patent application makes sense and how to do it effectively. To go directly to the PDF rather than the landing page, click here.