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Licensing Inventions

Learn to locate manufacturers, prepare marketing material, submit marketing material to manufacturers for potential licensing. Intellectual property business tips and strategy for the independent and small business innovator. Use technology transfers to your advantage.
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Turning an Invention Idea into Money
It is called licensing your patent rights and it is one way to make money from your ideas
What Are The Rules For Patent Licensing and Patent Assignment
What are the rules of patent licensing and patent assignment.
How Do I License My Invention?
Introduction to licensing; you must hold a patent or have applied for a patent (patent pending) before attempting to license your invention.
How To License Your Invention
The independent inventor should consider licensing their "patent rights" to an existing manufacturer and collect royalty fees.
How To License Your Patent and Prepare Marketing Materials
From the folks at the National Inventors' Fraud Center - locate manufacturers, prepare marketing material, submit marketing material to manufacturers and negotiate a license.
The Business of Marketing and Licensing
Column by Jim Harris: "Invention development, packaging, marketing and licensing your patent to industry."
Inventing & Commercialization
Intellectual property business strategy for the independent and small business innovator. Part Two - Part Three
Inventor's Knowledge Base Expansion
More advanced study on how to increase the validation of your ideas, improve your idea development and succeed in your idea commercialization through proper research. Great business tips to increase your marketing and licensing potential. Part Two - Part Three
Prototyping : Essential Tool For Licensing Your Invention
Column by Jack Landers describes the protyping process and how that can play a part in marketing and licensing.

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