Inventing 101 - For Beginners Very First Steps Inventors Have To Take

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Lessons on Turning a New Invention Idea Into Money
I know nothing about inventing - what do I do to make money from my new invention ideas?

Beginner Information for the Independent Inventor
Basic questions for first time inventors on patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

Ten Top Ways to Fail as an Inventor
Don't waste your time and money - avoid the common pitfalls most inexperienced inventors make.

How do I Apply for a Patent?
A patent application is a legal document that you file with a patent office.

Beginner's Guide to Invention Assessment
Getting an invention assessment serves two main purposes: one, you find out if it is worthwhile to put more money into a certain idea and two, when you are trying to raise venture capital, sell or license your ideas, you will be ready with the hard business facts that can impress a potential investor or buyer.

Patent Searching for New Inventors
Step to step guides to online patent searches using the inventor's name, keywords, or patent numbers.

Interviews With Inventors
Professional inventors speak out on their lives and success stories.

For Students - Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Primer
A student primer on intellectual property that includes the history of intellectual property, patents in brief, trademarks in brief, and copyrights in brief.

Invention Company Promotion Firms and Avoiding Scams
Many inventors pay thousands of dollars to companies that promise to evaluate, develop, patent, and market inventions... and then do little or nothing for their fees.

First Important Steps to Take on the Road to Patent & Profit
The first steps from the Stephen Paul Gnass at Invention Convention that will help you patent and profit safely from your invention.

Inventors Help on Patenting, Marketing, and Inventing
Articles on patenting, marketing, and inventing written by experts in their fields - provides inventors help.

First Steps
From the folks at the National Inventors' Fraud Center - clear warnings to take to prevent patent failure.

Patent Cafe's Starting Point
"I have an idea I want Patented; Now What?" - five helpful steps.

So You Have An Idea You Want to Patent
From the Franklin Pierce Law Center, discusses the relationship between patents and the market value of inventions, the need for counsel, the need for prior art searches and being skeptical of invention promoters.