An invention

>>1042133
patent lawyer

>>1042133
my non-professional perspective:
1. nobody pays for inventions that aren't proven in the marketplace
2. 99.999% of filed patents never make a dime--it's money thrown into the wind
3. all the countries that follow WIPO rules don't allow a patent (or will invalidate it) if it can be shown that there is prior art (a prior example) that existed, made or patented elsewhere by someone else, before the patent was filed

the short version is this:
A. you make the [whatever] and you start selling it yourself
B. you apply for a patent with the first ~$400 - $1200 you make in profits. in the US you can also get a [much cheaper] provisional patent, that lets you delay paying for a "real" patent for 1 year
C. if a company wants to buy the rights, they'll call you. not the other way around

A typical patent gets bought for well under $5K US
A really great patent might get bought for $20K
It's *really* tough to make a steady income as an inventor. It's much easier if you become a light-manufacturing owner

>>1042169
any advice on where to start on light-manufacturing?

>>1042171
Know how to make things.

>>1042171
Have money.

>>1042169
An addition to this truth bomb: having a patent as an individual is more about bragging rights than it is about money. Unless you already have the capital to start making the product yourself or its such a game changer that the world will be beating a path to your door then you will likely never make a dime.

There are people that patented good ideas and products and the industry said we'd rather wait 20 years for the patent to expire and pay you nothing then offer you a plugged nickel and start production tomorrow.

>>1042171
This >>1042173
This >>1042176
And already have the tools to do it yourself.

>>1042200
yeah really, the marketing business sounds extremely greedy.
but, the having money and knowing how to build stuff.. that sounds fair enough.