November 2011
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Inventor Services Commission-Only
Although popular in principle, the notion that marketing services to help inventors with patents or ideas for products should be for commission-only is terribly inequitable and dysfunctional for many reasons. To my knowledge, no one has ever made a living that way unless they got lucky with one invention and used it to budget all the others.
Look at it this way. Car salesmen and real estate...
July 2011
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Is a Trade Show Right for Me?
by Ronald Docie Sr.
The National Hardware Show, and Lawn & Garden Expo is held each May at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is an international trade show, and the major US show for consumer, do-it-yourself (DIY) products sold in Lowe’s, Home Depot, Menard’s, Ace, True Value, and hardware stores throughout the USA and even internationally.
If you are an inventor of new products...
Cash for My Idea – Without a Patent
by Ronald Docie Sr
You don’t always need a patent to get your invention idea reviewed by a top company, and get it sold for cash.
For inventions that are not yet patented, or that contain trade secrets or features that are additional to the patent, I recommend considering the following procedure for submission to companies. (I am not giving legal advice, and you should always contact your...
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FREE Download - 12 Steps to Success by Ronald...
Ronald Docie, Sr.’s 12 Steps to Success for inventors may also be found at InventorInsider.com
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INVENTION SCAMS UNMASKED
INVENTION SCAMS UNMASKED
By: Ronald L Docie, Sr., President, Docie Development, LLC,
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You could not create a better scenario for a scam than you have in the invention business. The real scam is the inventor’s attitude, fueled by misleading information. Consider these assumptions.
Assumption Number One
Arguably, 999 of every 1,000 inventions ever make it from...
December 2010
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Submit Ideas to Companies Confidentially
by Ronald Docie Sr
If you are seeking to license your invention to a manufacturer, it is best to submit your invention only to companies that have a positive track record of paying outside inventors for their contribution. If a company has been manufacturing goods for fifty years, for example, and they have never paid anything to an outside inventor, why would you want to submit any invention...
March 2010
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Should I Patent My Idea - Invention - New Product
By: Ronald L Docie, Sr., President, Docie Development, LLC,
So, you want to sell your idea for a patent? Here are some factors to bear in mind.
The companies who are your potential purchasers have different criteria for accepting new ideas. Typically, larger companies demand that you have either a patent or patent pending prior to even looking at your invention.
Other small to medium size...
November 2009
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The Truth about Inventor Scams: Patent Attorneys
By: Ronald L Docie, Sr., President, Docie Development, LLC
Many people think that invention submission type companies are the biggest sources for ripping off inventors. But these companies can’t even come close to taking money from inventors at a rate remotely near what inventors waste on patent attorneys to file erroneous, inappropriate, and ineffective patent applications. Here’s how you get...
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Inventors Who Want to Save the Environment –...
By: Ronald L Docie, Sr., President, Docie Development, LLC
In the early 1980’s, after I successfully commercialized my first invention, a blind spot mirror for vehicles, I decided I would change the direction of my business, and market ideas, patents and technology solely in the “green” categories of saving energy, helping the environment, reducing pollution, etc.
Being a...
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Wisconsin Ideas to Profit Conference for Inventors...
By: Ronald L Docie, Sr., President, Docie Development, LLC
This Wisconsin inventors conference, sponsored by The University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Innovation Service Center, was held Oct. 1-2, 2009 in Dells, Wisconsin. The conference was well attended by what seemed like 100-200 inventors as well as plenty of consultants and experts who facilitated workshops on various subjects relating to...
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The Hawaiian Inventors Conference
By: Ronald L Docie, Sr., President, Docie Development, LLC,
This past summer I was invited to attend the Hawaiian Inventors Conference in Honolulu September 19. I was hosted by the conference organizer and speaker, Daynin Dashefsky. Daynin is a real go-getter and loves to share her experiences of how she was successful commercializing her own invention. She holds conferences like this and has a...
October 2009
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Trade Show Alert: Automotive Aftermarket Parts and...
Since the Wisconsin Inventor’s Conference I’ve been extremely busy negotiating deals that are coming down all at once for my clients. When it rains, it pours — but in this case it’s a good problem. I’ll also be attending the 2009 Automotive Aftermarket Parts and Accessories trade show in Las Vegas the week of November 2, 2009. If you have automotive aftermarket...
September 2009
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Welcome to the Invention & Patent Marketing Blog!
There have been a lot of exciting changes at Docie Invention & Patent Marketing over the last few months:
We’ve launched DIMWIT.com Self-Help for Inventors, a site with tons of helpful resources for inventors and an application (coming soon) to help them get customized invention advice and build a professional marketing presentation
We’ve updated Docie.com with new information...