The inventor's bible: how to market and license your brilliant ideas

Introduction

Commercialization

Timing is (almost) everything

Market and industry research

Time to pick the lineup

The plan comes together

Brass tacks

Victory through teamwork

The end of the rainbow

The future for inventor's agents

Appendices. Appendix A. General information concerning patents ; Appendix B. Patent and trademark resource centers ; Appendix C. Invention evaluation criteria ; Appendix D. Risk/Reward ratio chart ; Appendix E. Simplified steps : a quick-reference flow chart of the invention commercialization process ; Appendix F. Disclosure agreement

Resources. Government contacts ; Government programs ; Patent searching and patenting ; Research resources ; Small business resources ; Inventor resources ; Crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and open innovation

Glossary

Patent and new product marketing workbook.