This presentation, provided by Inventing Profit, introduces the two important aspects of product inventions and innovation, patenting and prototyping.

1. patents & prototypes Eric Hanscom Joe Donoghue InterContinental IP Leardon Solutions

3. Patents: How to protect an invention.Patent v. Prototype

4. IP: Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights

5. Patents: Provisional, Utility and Design

6. Barriers to getting a patent

7. Prior Art Searches: is it worth trying for a utility patent?

8. Patent Application Process

9. Parts of a Utility Patent

10. Infringement: Is the patent any good? Patent 1: Narrow Claims Patent 2: Broad Claims

11. Product Development Lifecycle Production Prototype Design Prototype Proof-of-Concept Prototype

13. Design Prototype

15. Use for obtaining intellectual property

16. Show to investors for raising money

17. Work out the design and manufacturing details

18. Validate functionality and qualify design

19. Feedback from distributors, buyers, and retailers

21. Making a Proof-of-Concept Prototype TM Use whatever you may have available to create a Proof-of-Concept Prototype but call in the pros if necessary.

22. Design Prototype TM Prototype that has the functional, engineering, and aesthetic properties of the final product and is produced using quick fabrication methods rather than high volume methods.

23. Making a Design Prototype TM Stereolithography Machining Form testing with for 1 to 2 parts Form, fit, function testing for 1 to 20 parts Polyurethane Casting Form, fit, function testing for 15 to 100 parts

24. Production Prototype TM Prototype that is fabricated using the final design and manufacturing methods.

25. Making a Production Prototype TM It takes manufacturing tools and machines to produce a production prototype.