times. It seems that the advice I got from many sources were just
plain wrong. Since I have the experiences via getting a patent and
trying to market many more "new" products I can say that Stephen Keys
and his organization would be invaluable to you. He is the founder
of inventRight. You can find to his site at www.inventright.com.
I have no association with him except from an experience I blogged
about at "A Mind's Diet", a personal general interest blog. You can
find the the article by going to datafox.wordpress.com and looking
for "inventRight Cofounder Surprises!" or googling inventRight and
looking for the article there.
I can give no stronger endorsement to inventor than to suggest that
they look into the most helpful and concerning people at inventRight.
If you choose to contact either Stephen or, more likely, Andrew,
please tell them that Patrick Lalande says "Hi".
Good Luck and Best Regards,
Patrick Lalande
--- In entrepreneursathome@yahoogroups.com, "jbrown2154"
<jbrown2154@...> wrote:
>
> My friends and I have thought of a new product that we believe
would be
> a big sell in a specific industry. Through some patent research, I
> think IBM may own the patent for the technology we would need.
They
> will not sign a non-disclosure agreement but they welcome new ideas
and
> potential licensing agreements for their patented products. A few
> questions...how do we protect our idea? How are we sure that this
> product isn't out there just not on the market yet? If IBM owns
the
> patent and agrees to a license, how do you get started with the
design,
> manufacturing and/or marketing of the product. If another company
has
> something similar in concept and in the industry but WAY more
limited
> and basic than what we envision, what would be a good next step. I
know
> I have asked alot of questions, but any information, direction
where to
> get the information, or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
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