Tip 16 – “Patent Process” Blog By Edward Ayres It’s time to take your idea from drawing board to store shelves. What’s the first step? You need to protect your idea so it can be safely marketed. Most likely, you need a patent. A patent is an intellectual property right granted by the government to

Tip 15 – “Moving forward with your invention!” Blog By Edward Ayres You’ve done your homework. Your invention has been documented, researched and can be cost effectively manufactured. There’s a large target market and you’re confident your product has the Wow Factor necessary to get consumers to spend their money. You’ve set your goal and

Tip 14 – “Establish a Goal” Blog By Edward Ayres Anthony Robbins says, “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” Often inventors jump feet first into the business of inventing. They know they need a patent and they want their product on store shelves, but they never truly establish

Tip 13 – Utilize Available Resources Blog By Kristen Ayres Over the past several weeks in our ongoing series “25 Tips on Inventing” we have covered many topics regarding the inventing process. This week we’ll discuss utilizing available resources when creating your invention and especially commercializing it. Available resources include the United States Patent and

Tip 12 – “Review & Revise” Blog By Kristen Ayres You’ve got the idea! It’s unique and has wow factor, and now you want to move forward with patenting and commercialization. I encourage you to do so, but before you invest time and money, spend time critically thinking about your invention. Just imagine your favorite

Tip 11 – A picture’s worth a thousand words Blog By IP Team “A picture is worth a thousand words” is something we’ve all heard throughout our lives. It’s why billboards and televisions ads aren’t just text and talking. The pictures and illustrations help to tell the story. They convey the point, and do so

Tip 10 – “Need to Know” Blog By Edward Ayres As a kid I would often pester my big brother and his friends. I would over hear them talking and instantly want to know what the conversation was all about. His normal answer was, “It’s need to know, and you don’t need to know.” That’s

Tip 9 – “There’s only one chance at a first impression.” Blog By Inventor Process Staff “If you can’t explain the idea of your restaurant in 90 seconds you shouldn’t open it.” – Joe Bastianich, famous restaurateur and TV personality. While opening a new restaurant and inventing are significantly different the concept behind the statement

Tip 8 – When to hit the brakes! Blog By Edward Ayres – IP President In recent tips we’ve discussed topics to consider when inventing and when deciding to pursue your invention. If you’re idea realistically exhibits an advantage, purpose, need or generates a desire you may have something worth proceeding with, but how do