Inventor Lady

Tag: patent

  • Filing Your Own Patent (Pro Se)

    Filing your own patent (Pro Se) is one of  the worst mistakes I see as a licensing agent.  It will lead to many avoidable problems

  • Making the Licensing Deal!

    In my last blog post, I said that the patent is not the most important part of trying to get a new product to market; so when is the patent important? The patent is critical when you need to negotiate your licensing deal. No patent-No negotiations. Your patent is the only thing that allows you…

  • Getting to Market: It is NOT about the Patent

    So many inventors believe that if you can get a patent you can get to market. These are two different issues and while they are related they are not dependent on each other. You do NOT need a patent to go to market. You need a patent to negotiate. Find the market The most important…

  • The First $$$ an Inventor Spends: Professional Comprehensive Patent / Product Search

    I frequently talk to inventors who jump into engineering a prototype and / or filing a patent before having the professional product search done. I understand: it’s the fun part. However, it can be a critical financial error. Most inventors are on a budget; and while you can fix anything if you throw enough money…

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