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Inventing For Dummies
Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profit
Protect your idea, develop a product - and start your business!
Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process - from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.
The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
* Conduct a patent search
* Maintain your intellectual property rights
* Build a prototype product
* Determine production costs
* Develop a unique brand
* License your product to another company
Protect your idea, develop a product - and start your business!
Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process - from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.
The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
* Conduct a patent search
* Maintain your intellectual property rights
* Build a prototype product
* Determine production costs
* Develop a unique brand
* License your product to another company
- GenresBusiness
384 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2004
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January 28, 2009
This is an excellent book. It doesn't cover the act of invention itself, but rather everything that surrounds the act: protecting your IP, commercializing, and much more. Exactly the resource I was looking for.
It is, however, a bit of a cautionary tale. Commercializing is a much different business from invention itself. The book seems to imply that there is an opportunity to specialize here: that an inventor can (and should) partner with someone who's interest is in business.
It is, however, a bit of a cautionary tale. Commercializing is a much different business from invention itself. The book seems to imply that there is an opportunity to specialize here: that an inventor can (and should) partner with someone who's interest is in business.
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