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INVENT
SECRETS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Invent
Secrets > Table Of Contents
Introduction
Understanding Inventions in Today’s Economy
Developing
a Team
Evaluating
Your Invention
Value
Proposition – What Problem Does It Solve?
Patent and
Prior Art Searches
Evaluating
Marketability and Licensability
Key
Evaluation Criteria
Patenting
Do You
Need a Patent?
Should I
File a Patent? Considerations and Strategy
Provisional Application for Patent
The
Patenting Process Made Simple
Prototyping
CAD
Software and Virtual Prototyping
Rapid
Prototyping Techniques
Prototyping on a Budget: Hand Built Methods
Marketing
Your Invention
The
Difference that Makes the Difference
Marketing
101: Unique Selling Proposition and More
Preparing
Your Sell Sheet and Importance of Images
Finding
Companies Who Will License Your Invention
Which Type
of Companies License Products?
The Value
of Trade Shows
The Sales
Pitch: Strategies and Verbatims
Negotiating The Deal
“We Are
Interested” – Now What?
Executive
Summary Proposal
Strategies
and Techniques to Reach an Agreement
The
License Agreement: Key Elements Of The Contract
Exclusivity or Non-Exclusivity
Calculating the Royalty Rate
Advances,
Signing Bonus or Nothing
Guaranteed
Minimums and Performance Requirements
Other
Important Legal Documents
Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA)
Purchase
and Assignment Agreement
Option
Agreement
Licensing
vs. Manufacturing Yourself
Major
Considerations
Doing It
Yourself and Self Assessment
Overview
of Essential Skills
Manufacturing Your Product
Overview
of the Supply Chain
Request
for Quotes (RFQ)
Overview
of the Types of Tooling
Retailer
Requirements
Product
Life Cycle
CashFlow –
the Ins and Outs
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