Inventing For Dummies - Softcover

Bird, Pamela Riddle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764542311 ISBN 13: 9780764542312

Publisher: For Dummies, 2004

Synopsis

Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profit

Protect your idea, develop a product - and start your business!

Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process - from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.

The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun


Discover how to:
* Conduct a patent search
* Maintain your intellectual property rights
* Build a prototype product
* Determine production costs
* Develop a unique brand
* License your product to another company

About this title

About the Author

Pamela Riddle Bird, PhD is the founder and CEO of Innovative Product Technologies, a Florida-based company that assists inventors in marketing their inventions.

From the Back Cover

Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profit

Protect your idea, develop a product and start your business!

Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.

Discover how to:

Conduct a patent search
Maintain your intellectual property rights
Build a prototype product
Determine production costs
Develop a unique brand
License your product to another company

THE DUMMIES WAY^®

Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Online cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun

Get smart!
@www.dummies.com

• Find listings of all our books
• Choose from many different subject categories
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From the Inside Flap

Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profit

Protect your idea, develop a product —and start your business!

Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process — from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.

Discover how to:

Conduct a patent search
Maintain your intellectual property rights
Build a prototype product
Determine production costs
Develop a unique brand
License your product to another company

THE DUMMIES WAY^®

Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Online cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun

Get smart!
@www.dummies.com

• Find listings of all our books
• Choose from many different subject categories
• Sign up for eTips at
  etips.dummies.com

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764542311
• ISBN 13: 9780764542312
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384