Table Of Contents
Introduction: The Entrepreneur & the Attorney
Chapter 1: Eureka! Turn an Invention into a Venture
Chapter 2: First Define the Market, Then Design the Product
Chapter 3: Prototyping, Manufacturing & Distributing: A Crash Course
Chapter 4: Protect Your Invention (With as Few Lawyers as Possible)
Chapter 5: Make Your Mark: Branding, Pitching & Selling
Chapter 6: Doing the Math: Licensing vs. Manufacturing
Chapter 7: Money Matters: Finding the Funds to Bring a New Product to Market
Chapter 8: Protecting & Defending Your Invention in a Global Marketplace
Epilogue: Becoming the Next Edison: Your Personal Road Map
Appendix A: Confidential Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA)
Appendix B: Performing a Basic Patent Search
Appendix C: Excerpts from a Sample Patent
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index
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