@article{23280,
      recid = {23280},
      author = {Lawrence, Patrick,},
      title = {The business of invention : how to turn a patentable idea  into a profitable product /},
      pages = {169 pages ;},
      note = {This book "offers a practical guide for inventors, showing  them how to go about the process of profitably exploiting  their inventions. The author, himself a successful inventor  with many years' experience of bringing inventions to  market, shows how to avoid the many problems and pitfalls  facing inventors as they chart this course. He shows  inventors how to plan and manage the process, who to  approach for support - whether financial, advisory, or  operational - and how to ensure that at the end of the day  they do earn their just rewards. The book is divided into  two parts : the first provides in-depth advice on the  various aspects of commercial development, including  origination, negotiation with manufacturers, patenting, and  product development. The second part includes an extensive  description of all the specific sources of advice and  support for inventors - from government agencies such as  the Business Links, through Technology Bureaux, Design  Consultants, Competitions and Awards, Invention Brokers,  and last but not least, Venture Capitalists and other  sources of finance."},
      abstract = {We are all inventors at heart, but most inventors never  make money from their creations, either through lack of  capital, time or commitment. Lawrence shows where to start,  who to approach, and how to get inventions launched and  marketed.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/23280},
}