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Inventing For Dummies
About this book
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
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Table of contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I : Making Your Idea Yours
- Chapter 1: The Innovation Process
- Chapter 2: Patent Basics
- Chapter 3: Conducting a Patent Search
- Chapter 4: Applying For and Receiving Your Patent
- Chapter 5: Maintaining and Defending Your Patent
- Part II : Securing Other Intellectual Property
- Chapter 6: Trademarks and Trade Secrets
- Chapter 7: Stopping Copycats with a Copyright
- Chapter 8: Mum’s the Word: Keeping It Confidential
- Part III : Developing Your Idea
- Chapter 9: Prototyping: Making It Work
- Chapter 10: Hiring Helpers and Working with Work-for-Hire Agreements
- Chapter 11: Evaluating Your Invention’s Potential
- Chapter 12: Looking at the Production Process
- Part IV : Commercializing Your Invention
- Chapter 13: Developing a Business Plan
- Chapter 14: Finding Funding
- Chapter 15: Keeping Control with Your Own Business
- Chapter 16: Partnering and Manufacturing Arrangements
- Chapter 17: Preparing to Take Your Invention to Market
- Chapter 18: Marketing Your Product
- Chapter 19: Advertising Your Product
- Chapter 20: Licensing Your Product
- Chapter 21: Negotiating a License
- Part V : The Part of Tens
- Chapter 22: Ten Key Contacts
- Chapter 23: Ten Inventions (and Inventors) That Changed the World
- Chapter 24: Ten Inventors to Emulate
- Part VI : Appendixes
- Appendix A: Sample Agreements
- Appendix B: Online Resources