The business of invention : how to turn a patentable idea into a profitable product / Patrick Lawrence.

169 pages ; 21 cm

1852522038
9781852522032

G 31 LAW.B

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.

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."

Chalford, Great Britain : Management Books, 1997.

English