Inventing for Dummies (Paperback)

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"[The book is] the only guide you need to help you make the jump from 'thinker' to 'doer'."UKBusinessExchange.info Tuesday 29 April 2008 "The advice within its pages is easy to read, and well worth the GBP15.99 cover price." Eurekamagazine.co.uk Tuesday 22 May 2008

Product Description

Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profit

Protect your idea, develop a product -- and start your business!

Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process -- from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Conduct a patent search
• Maintain your intellectual property rights
• Build a prototype product
• Determine production costs
• Develop a unique brand
• License your product to another company

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (May 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764542311
• ISBN-13: 978-0764542312
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #85,754 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars how to protect an invention; not how to make one, February 28, 2005

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The book offers a good explanation to the tyro of what it takes to protect your invention. The book is not really about inventing, per se. Despite what the title says. A careful read of the contents reveals relatively little discussion about the raw inventing process. That is, how does one come up with an original idea that can be patentable? It may well be that such a question has no answer.

Rather, the book's contribution is to show the reader that, if you make something that you think is worth patenting, what are the necessary steps to do so. It explains how you can protect your invention from others. It focuses on steps that can be specifically described to you, and then performed by you. Like how to file a Provisional Patent Application. And how you can now do this electronically. (Which wasn't always the case.) While some of these steps are unique to the United States, in general they apply in most countries.

There is also a brief discussion about copyright issues in the book. But it is tangential to the main topic.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT START FOR INVENTORS!, October 10, 2008

By	E. McBride "Blan McBride" (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pam has used her considerable experience well in writing this book. I've recommended her as a consultant for several years and it's a pleasure to see how much she's been able to pack into the book. As both an inventor and a consultant, I'm confident that every inventor can learn something they didn't know from Pam.

Blan McBride