Many people have great ideas, but finding the right information about taking the next steps and turning your ideas into reality isn''t always easy. Written by a team of leading inventors and legal experts, this book guides you through every aspect of developing your inventive ideas. From protecting your invention and product development to finding investment and selling your product into the marketplace, Inventing For Dummies is the easiest way to get your great ideas off the ground and start your business.

Peter Jackson is a Patent Attorney, Intellectual Property Consultant, and an adviser to new inventors. Philip Robinson is the inventor of the ZorinPump. Pamela Riddle Bird is the founder of Innovative Product Technologies, Inc.

Leseprobe

Foreword Introduction Part I: Assessing Your Idea Chapter 1: The Innovation Process Chapter 2: Keeping It Confidential Chapter 3: Intellectual Property Basics Chapter 4: Searching for Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Part II: Protecting Your Idea Chapter 5: Applying for Your Patent Chapter 6: Maintaining and Defending Your Patent Chapter 7: Applying to Register Your Design Chapter 8: Applying to Register Your Trade Mark Chapter 9: Using Your Copyright to Stop the Pirates Part III: Developing Your Idea Chapter 10: Showing That Your Invention Works Chapter 11: Hiring Helpers and Using Service Contracts Chapter 12: Evaluating Your Invention''s Potential Chapter 13: Going into Production Part IV: Preparing to Enter the Market Chapter 14: Developing a Business Plan Chapter 15: Finding Funding Chapter 16: Keeping Control with Your Own Business Chapter 17: Partnering and Manufacturing Arrangements Chapter 18: Preparing for Launch Part V: Developing Your Market Chapter 19: Marketing Your Product Chapter 20: Advertising Your Product Chapter 21: Licensing Your Product Chapter 22: Negotiating a Licence Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Key Contacts Chapter 24: Ten Inventions (and Inventors) That Changed the World Chapter 25: Ten Inventors to Emulate Part VII: Appendixes Appendix A: Sample Agreements Appendix B: Sources of Help Index