From Patent to Profit
(book and web site)
The book is a thorough guide in the invention process and explains the methodologies used by the world's top inventors to achieve a 100% success rate. The website contains an enormous amount of information and resources for innovators.
http://www.frompatenttoprofit.com/
George Mason Intellectual Properties
(GMIP - business: services)
A non-profit corporation established in 2003 to address the need of George Mason University to transfer intellectual property created at the university into the commercial sector.
http://gunston.gmu.edu/gmip/
George Mason Office of Technology Transfer
(OTT - GMU department)
In July 2000 George Mason University established the Office of Technology Transfer to promote and facilitate the use of the many rich and exciting university innovations by the business community.
http://www.gmu.edu/research/techtransfer/
Invent Now - National Inventors Hall of Fame
(organization)
Invent Now is a non-profit organization that brings to the world a wide range of programs, places, content and other experiences. Everything we offer is in service of our mission: to celebrate and foster the spirit and practice of invention — the innate human impulse that drives social and economic progress.
http://www.invent.org/
Inventors Network of the Capital Area
(organization)
A non-profit educational organization. Here you can meet with experienced inventors and entrepreneurs in the northern Virginia area. Every month they have a meeting with presentations and discussions concerning intellectual property protection and innovation processes. It is an excellent opportunity to learn first hand from inventors and to network with inventors and entrepreneurs.
http://www.dcinventors.org/
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
(organization)
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance fosters invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in higher education as a way of creating innovative, commercially viable, and socially beneficial businesses and employment opportunities in the United States. The NCIIA works with colleges and universities to build collaborative experiential learning programs that help nurture a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with strong technical and business skills and the tools and intention to make the world a better place.
http://www.nciia.org/
Other Resources
Low cost CAD software for students, faculty, and educational institutions:
In our search for a low cost 3-D CAD modeling software to use for modeling prototypes, we came across Rhino. "Rhino provides the tools to accurately model and document your designs ready for rendering, animation, drafting, engineering, analysis, and manufacturing or construction." For more information visit the links below:
About Rhino: http://www.rhino3d.com/4/newfeatures.htm
About Educational Discounts: http://www.rhino3d.com/eduproducts.htm
Price: http://www2.rhino3d.com/sales/?Region=NA
For Academic Discounts on other software including CAD visit:
http://www.academicsuperstore.com/
Software Discounts Available for Students:
Microsoft's MSDN Academic Alliance Software Center offers deeply discounted and free software for college students. Visit their web site below and search for your school to find out what software discounts are available through your department.
http://www.msdnaa.net/search/SchoolSearchUS.aspx
If you are not a student or do not have any MSDNAA discounts available through your department, but you are interested in receiving these discounts as a member of SCI, please let us know by sending your name, academic status (student/non-student), and your school and department if you are a student. We will compile a list of SCI members interested in receiving the discounts and will ask MSDNAA if they would be willing to offer their discounts through SCI.
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Patent Cafe
(business: products, services)
Provider of high performance intellectual property management and patent research tools. "Over the past 10 years, PatentCafe® has become the brand recognized worldwide as the trusted provider of high performance intellectual property management and patent research tools. Our solutions are now considered the gold standard by many of the world's most prolific patent filers."
http://www.patentcafe.com/
Patent It Yourself
(book)
A complete inventor's gulde. (11th ed. Spring 2005). Everything you need to protect, patent, and profit from your invention. By David Pressman, Patent Lawyer, San Francisco
http://www.patentityourself.com/
Patent Searching Made Easy
(book)
Patent Searching Made Easy: How to Do Patent Searches on the Internet and in the Library, Third Edition (Paperback). Written by inventor David Hitchcock, this book explains step by step how to use an Internet browser to search U.S. patents. It discusses how to classify an invention properly, and then, using that classification, find all relevant patents issued within that class.
http://www.lulu.com/content/181663/
Patent Search by Google
(web site)
Search over 7 million patents.
http://www.google.com/ptshp
United States Patent and Trademark Office
(government business: services)
"The USPTO encourages technological advancement by providing incentives to invent, invest in, and disclose new technology worldwide through the issuance of patent." Search exisitng patents, learn about Patents, Trademarks, Servicemarks, and Copyrights, and more from the wealth of information and resources that the USPTO offers.
http://www.uspto.gov/
wendykennedy.com inc.
(book, services and resources)
Through her trademark So what? who cares? why you?TM methodology, Wendy Kennedy helps scientists understand what investors really want to know, and teaches them how to turn exciting technical innovations into compelling business propositions. "
So what? who cares? why you?™ : The Inventors Commercialization Toolkit
Wendy Kennedy's Methodology and Book Becomes the UCF Standard Tool for Commercial Assessment of Emerging Technology and Business Ideas. Read more . . .
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So what? who cares? why you?™ is a proven methodology for effectively communicating innovation and the commercial opportunity that an innovation represents. Now, this field-tested approach to commercializing innovation is available as a 150-page, roll-up-your-sleeves workbook.
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Designed for organizations and individuals who are assessing the business opportunity and creating commercialization plans for scientific and technical ideas, it walks you through the process of communicating innovation in a compelling way to investors and other business audiences.
http://wendykennedy.com/
Young Inventors International
(organization)
Young Inventors International is a not-for-profit organization that educates and connects students and innovators under the age of 35 to bring new technologies to market. Young Inventors invites students to participate in challenges and competitions, connect with experts via webinars, find mentors to assist with business development, and raise funding for new ventures. Young Inventors also offers specialized resources for social entrepreneurs.
http://www.younginventors.org/
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