Invention Marketing Companies

Invention Marketing Firms

How to not get ripped off by a dodgy invention marketing firm.

Invention marketing companies offer to market your idea for you. They often claim to have manufacturing partners lined up to sign a deal with you and promise the earth. However in the past there have been several companies who have had lawsuits filed against them and have been convicted of ripping inventors off. Some have even been shut down.

Firstly before using any company to market your idea think hard about doing it yourself. Most people are more than capable of writing letters to companies asking to have the opportunity to show them their new idea. The inventor is often best placed to promote the idea as they fully understand it and are often very passionate about its benefits.

Secondly always check out any invention marketing company before signing anything or paying them any money. Do a thorough internet search for any bad press and ideally, if you are a UK inventor, use a UK firm who you can go and visit and check out with companies house that they are a valid registered company. This website has further details of suspect firms: Inventor Ed: Invention Marketing Companies (Patent My Idea are not responsible for the content of external websites.)

Dragon's Den How to win the Dragon's hearts (and money!) Dragon's Den is a fantastic way of getting funding for your new idea and also some instant publicity! But how do you get a impressive looking presentation or prototype of your idea to go on the show?

Licensing an idea How to get a license agreement for your new idea A licensing agreement is an agreement between a company and yourself in which they agree to pay you a set amount of every one of your idea that they product and sell. This is a cheaper way of profiting from your idea.

Manufacturing How to get your new idea made Manufacturing and selling your new idea yourself involves a high initial setup cost but could be very lucrative in the long run. In this section we explore the best way of manufacturing, distributing and selling your idea.

Starting a business How to setup a business to market and sell your idea A quick guide to the basics of setting up a business to manufacture, distribute and sell your new product idea. Just an introduction to the basics but neverless a valuable guide to those early stages.