Are Trade Shows Becoming Dinosaurs?

Are Trade Shows Becoming Dinosaurs? Your Invention Guru will be leaving on a jet plane next week for Las Vegas to attend the combined SEMA and AAPEX trade shows. These industrial trade shows are for the automotive and related industry. There will be products for virtually any motorized vehicle. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) […]

The Good, Bad & Ugly of Online Reviews

The Good, Bad & Ugly of Online Reviews Viral videos, product launches, local businesses, restaurant openings, travel destinations, hotels, and countless other things you find online are impacted by online reviews. There is no avoiding them.Regardless of how we feel personally about online reviews, they are here to stay and we will therefore be opening […]

Kickstarter Hopes and Dreams

Kickstarter Hopes and Dreams Many of you are aware of a company called Kickstarter.  It’s probably one of the most well-known crowdfunding companies in the news today.  Its simple premise makes dreams come true for many entrepreneurs (“creators”) who are rich in ideas (“projects”) but relatively poor in capital, or perhaps more precisely, capital they […]

"It's Plastic! How Expensive Can It Be?"

“It’s Plastic! How Expensive Can It Be?” On the questionnaire that was completed by most, if not all, of our clients is a query for an estimate of the retail cost of a production version of the item being patented.  Some of the estimates are surprisingly low.  Relatively, few of our clients realize the costs […]