Living the "Charmed" Life of an Entrepreneur
April 22, 2009, 9:00 AM
Leslie Haywood, the inventor of ?Grill Charms,? brought her product to market by manufacturing the invention herself.

Get Good Advice Before Moving Forward With Your Invention
April 20, 2009, 9:00 AM
You certainly don’t have to take the advice of others. But at the very least, truly listen to it! It doesn’t matter if your intentions are good. You may seriously be hurting your chances if you hurry through these first ...

Entering An Inventing Contest... Are You Nuts?
April 17, 2009, 9:00 AM
Contests seem like a lot of fun (and they can be). But they cannot be the sole way you’re getting your invention out there. The inexperienced inventor may want to have his hand held. But the inventing process is inherently ...

Inventors: Protect Yourself From Scams
April 15, 2009, 9:00 AM
It’s so easy to do! But inventors are still being scammed regularly. Surf the web. Make some calls. Do what you need to do to protect yourself. Take the policing into your own hands.

Inventors: Stay In The Game
April 13, 2009, 9:00 AM
An article written April 6th in the Wall Street Journal confirms what I’ve been stressing to inventors over the last months: now is not the time to sit the game out and watch from the sidelines. The article was titled ...

Lifetime Brands Product Scout Warren Tuttle
April 10, 2009, 9:00 AM
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Warren Tuttle, an experienced inventor. Warren has designed a number of successful products for the housewares industry – his “Smart Spin” product was the top selling Infomercial product of 2005.

Inventors: no one is ever going to be as excited about your idea as you are.
April 08, 2009, 9:00 AM
We’ve seen the commercials on late night television. We’ve read the magazine advertisements. Achieve inventing success! A single company can take your idea and make millions! Have you ever been tempted to contact one? It seems so easy and so ...

Corporate America doesn’t want to rip off your invention.
April 06, 2009, 9:00 AM
Are you concerned that a company you want to license to might instead steal your idea and rip you off? It seems like a legitimate concern. We don’t possess the power of a corporate name, or one hundred employees and ...

Inventing: No Experience Required
April 03, 2009, 9:00 AM
I’ve often written about the importance of having a “roadmap” – a guide that outlines the beginning, end, and steps you need to take to license your invention. Two of the most common roadblocks I hear are, “I don’t have ...

Can You Trust Your Patent Agent or Patent Attorney?
April 01, 2009, 9:00 AM
An inventRight graduate called me yesterday and had a pretty serious problem. I want to discuss it here. At the end of the day, whom can you really trust with your inventions? Can you trust your attorneys?