Once you have a patent for a product, how can you go about having a prototype made? How can you get it manufactured?
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I am a patent attorney (see www.miplaw.com), however, this answer is provided as general information and not as legal advice. One route to getting your product to market is through an invention promotion company. They may either take an up-front fee or future royalties or both. Be very careful to check out the integrity of these organizations since some are unscrupulous. Find out about specific complaints against promoters through Better Business Bureaus, Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov), and the Patent Office website (www.uspto.gov). Another approach is to license or assign rights to a manufacturer. If you want to get more directly involved in product development, there are venture capital types of investors that you may consider partnering with. Each approach has advantages and disadvantages depending on the facts.
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Be cautious when dealing with invention promotion services. For the most part they try to sell you their services without a guarantee that your product will be sold. Another way is to seek out the companies that produce products such as yours (what ever that may be) and attempt to negotiate for youself ( if your product is protected by a patent) and remember that your patent is only protected with as much money as you have to fight legal battles. I had family members and friends invest a set amout of money in my invention and they each recieved 1% of the rights.
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