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How to Invent:

Get Prepared

Criteria for Success

Seven things every inventor should know

Research your Idea

Develop a Prototype

Invention Evaluation

Get a Patent

Presenting Your Product to Manufacturers

Licensing

"I have a great idea, but I don’t know how to get started.  What do I do first?"

There are early steps to take in order to protect your idea and begin developing a prototype.  But, even before you do that, we strongly suggest that you look over the criteria listed on the website to help you determine if the idea will be profitable.

 Some ideas that are wonderful solutions to a particular problem will not appeal to a wide enough market to make them profitable.  Or, they will have too many inherent problems, such as cost of production or consumer education, to make them workable.

 Also, a thorough market and patent search is extremely important to make sure the idea is really yours to pursue.  Once you have determined that it is a marketable idea and has not already been patented or marketed, it is time to begin with the journal and follow the outlined steps from that point.

We have put together the following steps to How to Invent in order to help you through the invention process. 

The steps we took when we invented Ghostline and recommend for you to take are:

1. Get mentally prepared to Invent

2. Research your Idea to see if it already exists

3. Develop a Prototype of your Invention

4. Get an Invention Evaluation

5. Get a Patent

6. Presenting Your Product to Manufacturers

7. Find someone to License your Invention or Patent

8. Find a legitimate licensing agent to help you find a licensee for your product*

   *   If you wish to find a legitimate agent we can help you.  Contact us and we can put you in touch with them (and keep you AWAY from the scam artists in the industry!).

If for any reason you do not find the answers to your questions on these pages or on our Frequently Asked Questions page, please feel free to contact us via email.

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