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Once
through these, the next steps might be license agreement, patent
management, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, fulfillment,
project funding / financing, licensing and product development.
A caveat...
Through media and web hype, many aspiring inventors identify invention
submission companies or invention promotion companies as the best
invention help. Not so. A number of invention submission corporations
belong to the $300 million a year industry scam, according to MSNBC
reports.
Stay updated. Read.
Perform comprehensive research. Ask questions. Do background checks.
Consistently verify.
You may well require expert invention help to get your invention from
the drawing board to consumers at less cost. You may also need expert
invention help to know your invention's suitability.
Here are a few
suggestions to get your invention help:
a. Get a patent lawyer.
Where? The USPTO,
http://www.uspto.gov, United States
Patent and Trademark Office. It examines and issues patents, as well
as, examines and registers trademarks. The USPTO also brings a list of
area registered patent attorneys and agents.
b. Call the bar association of your city. It may have a list of patent
attorneys. A warning, carefully look through every reference of a
prospective patent lawyer. Check each of their client roster and
success percentage.
c. Keep abreast with the glossary of terms in filing for patents. They
will come useful when terms of services and employment are discussed
with the invention help.
d. Contact government advisory and private websites:
e. Ask questions. If legitimate, the invention submission company will
address your concerns. Don’t be easily impressed by invention help's
credentials. Verify the truth in advertising.
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Can you get a list and talk to their
industry contacts?
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What is their success ratio? You can
ask this under the 1999 American Inventor's Protection Act.
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Can you get an endorsement list from
private and government sectors?
Get the best invention help but be proactive and diligent with
background checks. This way, the invention help scam industry won't
claim you as a statistic.
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