Hi Aaron and Welcome to Edison Nation!

We are certainly willing to review your ideas for potential commercialization opportunities!

To get started, all you need to do is click on "Submit an Idea" on the toolbar above and complete the submission form.

To learn more about our process and how we work with innovators before you submit an idea, I strongly recommend reviewing the information available on the Edison Nation Help Page.

Best of luck to you!

Welcome  Aaron  hope you find the help you need. Good luck with your  projects !

Hello Aaron,

Welcome to EN!

What you have written is a statement.

Do you have a question?

Just about every inventor on here I would guess feels the same way. Now it's time for that very hard and very difficult part, "Making it Happen".  No one else will, if you don't.

I would decide which idea has the most promise, then do the research to see if it's patentable and has a potential market, etc...

Submit to EN, if you don't want to do the ground work yourself. Few products are ever chosen but you may have that needle in a hay stack they are looking for. 

Hello Aaron,

Realistically, there is a wealth of helpful and critical information to be gained by submitting to Edison Nation first, such as finding out how crowded the market is for your item, finding out if it is considered mass marketable, and most importantly, if it is patentable (if you will be infringing on someone else's patent)       And like was stated, you may even end up getting a licensing deal in the process.

In any regards, by going through Edison Nation first, you will have a well illustrated and accurate MAP of how you probably should proceed.

All the best...

Well. I have done my research and there is nothing on the market in my field. But does anyone know the basic cost involved in getting a design patent and/or a utility patent? There is two product that does part of what my design would do but they are not practical to the use and application it is used for. Is there members here looking to partner up with others to get a product to market. Maybe the investor type who has funding to push the right idea through?

thanls

Well, any advice for a product that has World Wide possibilities. My product revolves around a beach. Do you know how many beaches there are around the world? How many people frequent these beaches during the peak of each of their season???

This product would be something that 75% use each and every time they go there and will bring realistically at least 20% of the remaining 25% that do not use now. Plus there are many companies that this product could be used to license their products or name for the advertisement. When it comes to inventing things I do not put my time and effort into anything that is not highly marketable and is a niche that has major financial opportunities. There are a couple of things out there that are a very poor product design in solving this problem Plus mine has many more positive things that make this invention user-friendly and desirable to the general public.

There is other areas that this design can also tap into that could be modified to allow attachments or accessories for them. That allows other revenue of cash flow coming in.

I'm new to this game but nowhere stupid or naive. I think I have an ideal product that it seems this partnership with edison might be my ticket to launching the first of several similar types of product ideas with high upside profits to be made.  

I'm letting it be known that I am not against and may be open to bringing in an investor or so call partner to share in the wealth. But, it will be on my terms! That would be fair but in no way would take advantage or gain controlling interest over me or my products.

Any help or advice that helps get this out there that is something useful and beneficial to getting this produced. Will be rewarded if it's something I'm not already researching myself.

So, I look forward to all those like me, who have a dream to make something that can make life a little bit better, efficient, useful, enjoyable and make money. That can give you, me and others a more fruitful type of life.

I look forward to becoming your friend and shares thoughts, comments and suggestions on the way to makes your dreams a REALITY!

Hi Codie!

I will defer to others in the community on their experiences with legal fees.

If you are interested in submitting your idea to Edison Nation to be evaluated for potential licensing opportunities, you are welcome to do so! Get started by clicking on "Submit an Idea" in the navigation bar above.

To learn more about our process before you submit your idea (which I always highly recommend), check out the Edison Nation Help Page.

Best of luck to you!

There are about 620,000 kilometers (372,000 miles) of coastline. Over one-third of the total human population, nearly 2.4 billion people, lives within 100 km (60 miles) of an oceanic coast, a fact emphasized by the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004.

I am not hear to burst your bubble, but in my experience as an inventor of several items, and to date, with just one product I have so far taken from the back of a napkin to current market where I am selling it and making some early revenue - the only reason someone will give you money for YOUR idea is if its more economical for them to compensate you for your work already done, than it is for them to start from scratch.  Few people 'pay' for just an idea, in fact, I don't think I have ever seen that done.

If you have no money - no problem, look at resources like Fiverr to get your product rendered at least out of your head onto a piece of paper.

I wish someone had told me this hard truth long ago - before I spent a pile on the backend infrastructure (like patent attorneys, protypes, provisional patents, etc.) 
There is no shortage of good ideas - there is a serious shortage of proper execution and this includes navigating all of the risks of running a real business.

I encourage you to educate yourself on how business works first.  People that might give you money for your product or idea, especially if they are taking most of the risk to productize it are going to expect a very good financial return. I think I read recently that few people will even look at a product if it has less than 1 million dollars a year PROFIT potential though that may not be true.  Consider all the risks that they have to bear before you go in, up front, arrogant with your terms (If someone said to me I am going to tell them what id walk the other way fast.....  Look at the big picture - for instance, if your product accidently harms someone who is going to cover that?  Etc. 

Now I simply try to prove concept FIRST.  Plenty of products are sold successfully without patents as well - having a patent does NOT mean you will make money. In fact, many patents lay expired or not possible to monetize for all kinds of reasons, including practicality. People buy PRODUCTS not Patents....

If you truly believe your idea has merit, no one will give you more attention to it than you will UP FRONT.  If your idea actually has merit (as I am finding now) people will start coming to you with offers.

Its cheap to prove concept - go get orders or preorders.  This is what the inventor of the Spatty and Spatty Daddy did  - this is also what Tesla does - by this I do not mean take peoples money and promise a future - NO NO NO, that I am sure is stealing and probably very illegal, but use the models of companies that are doing preorders legally and successfully, and get your customers commitment to BUY what you have in the form of a written purchase order (check out the legal side of this IF you cannot fulfill it - first. do not break the law or need I say this?...  This will give you leverage.  Hope that makes sense.

Crystal-Dianne, I totally agree with your statement "I wish someone had told me this hard truth long ago - before I spent a pile on the backend infrastructure (like patent attorneys, protypes, provisional patents, etc.) 

There is no shortage of good ideas - there is a serious shortage of proper execution and this includes navigating all of the risks of running a real business."

I have been harping on a number of those themes for years here and still get people that don't believe you can accomplish success without spending a lot of money by doing proper execution.

From what you have learned by your real life experience how much do you think you could have saved if you had known then what you know now? Was what you did because you didn't know any better or was it more of following what others were doing?

Hi Roger,

How much could I have saved  - at least $10 - 20K and that is not counting my time LOST in pursuing other opportunities, heartbreak, hurt, and gosh knows what else. 

What have I learned - Humility.  I bought into the 'its easy' hype of the invention marketing predetors, and I did not self educate myself in order to ferret out the truth from the lies.  I was naïve - and got caught by my own ego and dreams. 

I have learned to keep working at my idea until I can explain its benefits clearly to ANYONE in 30 seconds or less and I have learned to put a STOP date on my ideas and forgive myself for letting them go.

I have learned to be very clear about my objectives and what it is that I am trying to accomplish.  I have learned to Test the waters and to stop worrying about people 'copying' my ideas and ripping me off. I have learned most people are so vested in their own ideas that they don't want to bother with yours even if they think you have a good idea.  And that even less people have the interest or ability to bring your idea to fruition - that said, pick and choose your associates wisely.

I have learned to LISTEN to credible advice from others that have done what I am trying to do. I have learned to seek out mentors and become a good student.

I have learned hard way that your only real concern, especially so early, should NOT be Patents, Attorneys, and processes.  I have learned not to cut myself excuses like Geeze I don't know how - (that's what the Library is for!) or Geeze I have no money... for all of my prototypes I went out and EARNED additional money so as to not upset my family budget to pursue my dreams. While I could have spent that money on other things it was MY choice to do this. I did not BURDEN others with my unfilled dreams and I have accepted the responsibility for the outcome of my projects.

What have I learned?  PROVE CONCEPT As fast and economically as possible. For me that meant to make some handmade samples of my latest product and sell them.

And now after a lifetime of hits and misses, that I actually have ONE product that is getting some attention, I have learned to be grateful for all the pain to get me to this point.  Because I have also learned that nothing good in life is not worth working for.

And that NO ONE will pay more attention to your business than you - that goes across all of life. 

Yes, I wish someone would have shared this with me long ago, but I have also learned that everyone opens their minds at the right time for them - its quite possible was not ready to learn this until lately.  Best Roger.  Keep inventing!  

Crystal-Dianna, I was looking back at my emails and saw we first started talking off and on in April of 2016. I can see a huge difference between how you looked at things then and now. You seem a lot more focused and have a goal in mind and taking the steps to get there. That is awesome. Keep moving forward.

Hi Roger, thank you. This is a kind comment. I have been working hard at opening my mind to learning new things and embracing new thoughts.  I also spent some time on myself, and went through a seminar last August to help me clarify some of my personal goals. This was most helpful - have a great day and thanks for your help!

Crystal-Dianne I hate to hear how much money and time you lost that you could have used on your current project. Many people brush it aside saying it is just the cost of learning. But for some that cost of learning depleted any and all funds they had to pursue any future idea. So by the time you learned your lesson you can no longer go after your dream. Glad to see you were able to work through it and continue.