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  • What Money Do You Spend First

    What Money Do You Spend First

    What Money Do You Spend First I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about what the first steps should be for an inventor and

  • National Hardware Show 2023

    National Hardware Show 2023

    National Hardware Show for 2023   [button link=”https://www.inventorlady.com/nhs2023/” type=”big” color=”orange” newwindow=”yes”] MORE INFO[/button]   The National Hardware Show for 2023 is coming up really fast. 

  • Why Is Joining a Group so Important

    Why Is Joining a Group so Important

    Why Is Joining a Group so Important I’ve been adding on a caveat to all my videos lately about the virtual meetings that are available

  • What kind of documentation do Inventors Need

    What kind of documentation do Inventors Need

      What kind of documentation do Inventors Need There are a couple documents that any inventor working on getting an idea to market need as they will be working with service providers.  Protecting your intellectual property is critical to success.  The first one is a non-discloser/non-compete (NDA/NC).  I do a video specific to this topic […]

  • Be Careful of the Attorney You Pick

    Be Careful of the Attorney You Pick

      So how do you pick a patent attorney?  Over the past 20 years, I’ve dealt with a significant number of attorneys.  I’m even married to one.  He’s taught me a great deal about working with them and how to filter out the good ones. First of all, you need a registered patent attorney.  Attorneys […]

  • Wait I really … I really need a Patent?

    Wait I really … I really need a Patent?

    Filing a patent can be one of the most important aspects of your journey to the marketplace with your invention.  As such, I think it’s a good idea to go over some of the basic terms associated with filing a patent on your intellectual property so that you better understand the options. What is intellectual […]

  • Got an Idea Whats next? Call The Inventor Lady

    Got an Idea Whats next? Call The Inventor Lady

    So You’ve Got an Idea, What’s Next?   One of the reasons I recommend joining some type of inventor’s group is because it introduces you to other inventors and allows the opportunity for you to hear their stories and the mistakes they have made on their journey.  Often times, inventors new to the process can […]

  • The Importance of Joining an Inventor Group | The Inventor Lady

    The Importance of Joining an Inventor Group | The Inventor Lady

    Join an Inventor Group to find resources and help! Getting information you need to make good decisions is critical to your success.  I can’t recommend enough how much joining an inventor groups can benefit you.  Particularly one that is associated with the United Inventor’s Association (UIA).   Our Meetup Groups are a Gold Certified UIA group Participating in […]

  • Too Good To Be True

    Too Good To Be True

    We’ve all heard this before is just above every aspect of life.  And in the inventing process, it is absolutely TRUE as well!  Listen to your instincts.  I talk to inventors all of the time who hear one thing or another about inventing and their question to me is “Can that be true?”  I ask […]

  • Just Say No to More Saturday classes and 500 page books!

    Just Say No to More Saturday classes and 500 page books!

    In 2013 the US went from “first to invent” to “first to file”.  This change made time a big deal when waiting to file your patent.  While I don’t believe you should enter the inventing world light heartedly or without doing some work to learn about the process, remember that time is the enemy now and this is why.