Invention Readiness Check

Partners invest in solutions to expensive, widely felt problems, not just clever ideas.

A working prototype turns an idea into evidence and makes your invention credible.

Dated records support inventorship and ownership and make due diligence easier.

Knowing what already exists helps you refine the idea and ask better questions of your patent professional.

Public disclosure before filing can destroy patent rights in many countries.

The core of pre-patent thinking: decide how you will reach the market before you go there.

Understanding who controls manufacturing, distribution and customers shapes a realistic strategy.

A good partner is suitable, intrigued and committed.

Funding needs depend on your strategy; a partner can often supply market infrastructure.

A filing and disclosure plan, made with a registered patent attorney or agent, protects your options.