Marketing Your Invention

You might consider licensing or selling your invention to a company to manufacture and distribute. By licensing or selling your invention, a company pays you for the rights and they are responsible for manufacturing, marketing and distribution. For a fee the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will publish in the Official Gazette of the USPTO a notice of the availability of a patent for license or sale. For more information on this you should call their office at (571) 272-4200. There are also independent agencies which are in the business of selling patent licenses

Many inventors successfully invent, manufacture, advertise and distribute their product themselves. If your product is truly unique you may want to start a web site to sell your invention. One example of a successful inventor who is selling on the internet can be found at Stream Dancer Dot Com.

Join a local inventors club or organization, they can be found in almost every state (see Inventor Organizations and Clubs). Talk with other inventors,they are usually very generous in sharing their experiences both successes and failures. Visit our Inventors Stories link and read what other inventors have to say.

From The The United States Patent and Trademark Office In nearly all states there are state planning and development agencies or departments of commerce and industry to assist inventors. If you do not know the names and addresses of your state organizations, you may obtain this information by writing to the governor of your state or by accessing the Small Business Administration Web site at http://www.sba.gov/