Inventing For Dummies
UK Edition
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-0-470-51996-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"...covers every aspect of the invention process, from developing your idea...to building a prototype and starting your own business." The Business July 2008 "...aimed at helping inventors to take their gleam-in-the-eye idea towards commercialisation...valuable sections are intellectual property basics and protecting your idea." Professional Engineering Wednesday 21 May 2008 "...aimed at helping inventors to take their gleam-in-the-eye idea towards commercialisation...valuable sections are intellectual property basics and protecting your idea." Professional Engineering Wednesday 21 May 2008More details
Product info
PB
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 18.9 cm
Thickness: 2.3 cm
Weight
876 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-51996-7 (9780470519967)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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.
Content
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