Invention Help Recommended Links

Invention Help Recommended Links

Here are some of my personal recommendations on some of the best invention help resources available on the web. I am always adding to this page, so why not bookmark it for future reference.

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Patenting
Creativity tools
Getting an invention idea

Selling your invention

Licensing your invention

Marketing your invention

General invention sites

General invention sites of interest

Invention Help Forums - the place to go to ask and answer any questions you may have about the invention process

Ideas by Creativity Pool- A free database with unused ideas and possible inventions. Add your own, or bring an existing idea to life.

Wessex Round Table of Inventors -

WRTI's web-site for inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs provides a comprehensive source of information, acting as a one stop 'shop' linking to
the best related sites. WRTI also distributes a free inventors
e-newsletter

Lemelson-MIT Program - great and informative site. Useful.

Inventive Parent - Because Moms, and Dads, know best! Great products invented by real parents. Unique, useful items make you wonder how you managed without! Maternity, Preemies through Big Kids, safety to sleeping, travel to feeding & most in between. And now Toys too!

Coaching Master your workload and minimize stress with career coaching from Mind Tools.

Creativity tools

Creativity & Innovation in
Science & Technology -Creative and innovative solutions to problems in Science and Technology by using Creativity and Innovation.

Patenting

What is a Patent, Trademark, or Copyright? - for basic info on the terms, check this out.

What is a Patent Search?

Turning an Invention Idea Into Money - this is a great article, divided into lessons that teach you the basics of selling and marketing your invention.

How To Patent It - a very useful introduction on writing your patent application and hiring a patent attorney.

Patent It Yourself
by David Pressman - probably the best and most respected patent book there is.

Wacky Patent of the Month - a site devoted to "recognizing selected inventors and their remarkable and unconventional patented inventions". It should give you some inspiration!

Patent Search - Do a patent search at the US Patent and Trademark office

So You Have An Idea You Want to Patent - quite an interesting site from a law professor on invention patenting.

Patent Maintenance: A Governmental Penalty for Patent Ownership-II - "an alternative approach"

Getting an invention idea

Where's The Big Idea?
"Finding ideas in everyday places"

Got a New Idea? - a great article for people wanting to make money from other people's ideas and inventions by buying the rights

Project Renaissance - the best invention tools and techniques that I have found.

Ideas by Creativity Pool - A free database with unused ideas and possible inventions. Add your own, or bring an existing idea to life.

Defining Your Idea - great series of articles on the subject.

Just Undo It! - for kids and teachers - very useful.

The Einstein Factor : A Proven New Method for Increasing Your Intelligence

by Win Wenger, Ph.D - one of the best books on the subject of creativity. Really worth reading.

Selling your invention

How Do I Raise Money for Invention Funding? - a great starting point for budding inventors with little cash.

Right on the Money | Selling Your Invention - some ideas on the topic

Turn Your Idea or Invention into Millions by Don Kracke - a comprehensive and practical book on the subject of selling your inventions.

How to Determine If Your Invention Will Sell interesting discussion with an inventor and author

Got an Idea? Make money with your new invention

Licensing your invention

How Do I License My Invention?

New Product Licensing - a practical and down-to-earth approach to the licensing process

Marketing your invention

Creating a Marketing Plan - this is quite a comprehensive article on learning about the invention marketplace.

How To Market Inventions - a good article on the subject.

Entrepreneur Magazine: Bringing Your Product to Market
by Don Debelak - a great and comprehensive invention marketing book

Investors and Inventions, Money and Markets: How to go from Idea to Market - not as comprehensive as it sounds, but quite good advice.

Basic Invention Marketing - as it says, the basics of the marketing process.

Make Your Mark - beat your competitors in marketing your invention

Your Invention Is Complete. Now What?

The Inventor's Bible: How to Market and License Your Brilliant Ideas
Ronald Louis, Sr. Docie - another great book on invention marketing

Inventor's First Steps - some useful info.

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