New Innovator Guide

Table of Contents

Starting Out

• Ideas vs. Inventions
• Invention Promotion Firms
• Beginning Steps
• The Inventors Tool Kit
• Planning and Process Steps
• Inventors Journal/Logbook
• Date Stamping
• Nondisclosure (Confidentiality) Agreement
• Map of the Invention Process

Protecting your Ideas

• Myths
• Assessing Patentability
• Patent Searching
• Disclosure Document Program
• Patents
• Patents and Strategies
• Trademarks, Tradenames, Tradesecrets
• Copyrights
• Patent Insurance Policies
• Finding a Patent Attorney
• Other Protections and Links

Commercial Steps

• Inventor Groups and Associations
• International Inventor Associations
• Thinking Tools and Tips
• Prototypes
• Assessing Commercial Potential

Marketing

• Marketing New Products and Inventions
• Sample Marketing Letter
• Strategies 1 & 2
• Locating Companies
• Presentations

Licensing

• About Licensing
• The Agreement
• Licensing to Large Companies
• Sample Agreement
• Royalties and other Odd Animals
• Performance Issues

Venture

• Joint Venture Guidelines
• Finding Money
• Raising Money

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