TY - GEN AB - 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. AU - Lawrence, Patrick, ID - 23280 KW - Patents KW - Inventions KW - Inventions. KW - Inventors KW - PATENTS : PERSONS PROTECTED, CATEGORIES OF RIGHTS IN GENERAL : INVENTORS OR INNOVATORS AND THEIR RIGHTS : UNITED KINGDOM KW - INVENTORS : FINANCIAL SUPPORT KW - INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION : MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY : UNITED KINGDOM KW - BUSINESS OF INVENTION KW - CREATIVITY N1 - 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." N2 - 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. SN - 1852522038 T1 - The business of invention :how to turn a patentable idea into a profitable product / TI - The business of invention :how to turn a patentable idea into a profitable product / ER -