Patents By Don Debelak

Make Magazine - Great Tool For Inventors The stories this week are about inventors who pulled together invention prototypes in their garage, basement or living room.  Make magazine, makezine.com, is a magazine that shows you how to make all kinds of things, such as slip castings, that you can … [Read more...]

How to Approach Sales Reps Most inventors need to sell their product through sales reps primarily because they don’t have the market contacts they need to sell the product on their own.  Reps are always interested in finding new lines, but that doesn’t mean it is easy to sign up. Reps are only … [Read more...]

Using Other People's Money Many people struggle raising money to introducing their product. But there are ways to get around that problem by using a shoestring outsourcing approach I call OPM (Other People’s Money) deal making—or, if you prefer, the OPM entrepreneurial approach—because not only are … [Read more...]

Preliminary Invention Evaluation Here are 10 points to use in a preliminary invention evaluation. 1.       The product has the “wow” factor.  When you have a product that does great thins or meets important needs it will resonate with people.  When you first thought of the idea, did your eyes … [Read more...]

 Nine Common Inventor Mistakes Inventors succeed all the time, but many more inventors fail, many with excellent ideas that could be successful.  So knowing the common inventor mistakes  can help you avoid those mistakes, and help you avoid turning your potential success into a big … [Read more...]

Beyond the Big Trade Shows Many inventors, especially ones short of money can benefit by starting their marketing efforts at smaller regional, or highly specific trade shows and conferences, such as the Snow Show http://siasnowshow.snowsports.org/Show-Information, are much lower in cost, and allow … [Read more...]

New Inventor Reality Show MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evine Live Inc. (“Evine”) (NASDAQ:EVLV), a multiplatform interactive digital commerce company (evine.com), today announced the premiere of “Inventor Showdown, a new inventor reality show featuring top inventors from across the … [Read more...]

Shark Tank Statistics Shark Tank  Statistics are not positive for inventors.  According to AGN Media about "240,000 people apply to be on Shark Tank annually.  There are 23 shows with about four products per show. Do the math - it's a .0004 percent chance of being chosen." Statistics were … [Read more...]

Why plaintiffs in US patent cases who understand the odds of victory are almost always best off settling This is an interesting blog from a patent attorney who has handled patent litigation.  Recommended reading for any one investing in a … [Read more...]