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Educating Inventors Since 1998

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Inventor First Steps

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  Invention Date
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Profiting From Your Idea

How To License Your Patent

Hiring A Service Provider

Fighting Inventor Fraud


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INVENTOR TOOLS

Below is a listing of "tools" that all inventors should be familiar with and utilize frequently:  Do not forget to utilize our very comprehensive list of GOOD Guys during the invention process.

  • Minnesota Inventors Congress - Provides year-round information to inventors.
  • From Patent to Profit - A good book for beginning inventors by Bob DeMatteis.
  • Marketing Your Invention - A good book for beginning inventors by Thomas E. Mosley about how to successfully market your invention.
  • PatentHunter - Patent image software downloads complete U.S. patent images free of charge.  (Developed by PatentWizard, LLC which is owned by Neustel Law Offices, LTD).
  • PatentWizard 2.0 - Software program assists inventors in preparing and filing a provisional patent application.  (PatentWizard, LLC is owned by Neustel Law Offices, LTD.
  • World Innovation Network (formerly Walmart Innovation Network) - Provides an honest, objective third party analysis of the risks and potential of your idea. 
  • Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - A very good free database for inventors to locate manufacturers to license their invention to.

 

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