How to Get Your Invention Made and Sold in America
How to Get Your Invention Made and Sold in America We’ve been contacted by many inventors who have decided to take the plunge and start making and selling their inventions directly. After the decision is made to get started, the next step is figuring out if the product should be made in America or overseas […]
Somebody Stole My Invention… Now What?
Somebody Stole My Invention… Now What? A couple of years ago I was heading to the PGA Show in Orlando, FL to meet with two different companies that were interested in licensing my invention and distributing it through major retail chains.If you’ve never been to a national industry tradeshow before, it can be very overwhelming. […]
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 […]
"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 […]
Cheap Self-Patent Sites Safe?
Cheap Self-Patent Sites Safe? Will “Self-help” Legal Sites Protect My Invention or Idea? Navigating the online legal waters Many self-help patent sites and invention companies we see being advertised to inventors offer no patentability opinions with their patent searches and offer every inventor a cheap provisional patent filing. We caution all inventors about the cheap […]
How to License Your Invention for Royalties
How Licensing & Royalties Work This page was created to help inventors understand invention licensing and royalties. We’ve included a video, an infographic, an example, and an invention royalty calculator to help you understand this process better. When you obtain patent protection on your invention, it is similar to owning Real Estate Property such as […]
USPTO Patent Fees
USPTO Patent Fees Patent Fees Due to the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) Have you ever wondered how the patent office makes money? After all, how can they afford to examine and approve the thousands of patents that get issued every year? Well, the USPTO charges fees for filing, issuing and maintaining a […]
Underpants Gnomes & Winter: What Inventors Must Learn about “The Middle”
Underpants Gnomes & Winter: What Inventors Must Learn about “The Middle” After reading this title, I am sure everyone is curious what Underpants Gnomes are, and what they have to do with inventing. The Underpants Gnomes are from the 2nd season of South Park, a satirical, animated television series on Comedy Central that originally aired […]
The Secret Formula To Invention Success
The Secret Formula To Invention Success “To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when he is tapped on the shoulder and offered to do a very special thing. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour” Winston Churchill Tweet […]
Industry Tradeshow Tips For Inventors
Industry Tradeshow Tips For Inventors Industry tradeshows are always a hot topic for inventors. This article will focus on the large industry tradeshows that occur once a year at big convention centers in major cities, our goals for attending these shows and advice for novice inventors wanting to be a part of these tradeshows. Let’s focus first […]
