by Alan | Oct 2, 2016 | Ideas, Importing, Invention, Licensing, Manufacturing in China, Marketing, Patent Search, Patents, Paths for your product
I thought it might be nice to post a variety of common questions that inventors ask and my answers. My answers are, of course, just that: my answers. Other inventors may, no doubt, have different answers than I do. Here are the Q & A's, in no particular order....
by Alan | Jun 19, 2014 | Critiquing ideas, Ideas, Importing, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Patent Search, Patent strategy, Patents
Welcome to the last posting of the A to Z of Inventing series. I hope you have enjoyed them as I have attempted to cover an arc of the key invention topics from A to Z in this series. this final post is really just a recap, a sort of index. In the first five posts of...
by Alan | Jun 4, 2014 | Importing, Invention
In the previous post – T – Three Partners in Your Overseas Manufacturing Team – I discussed how your manufacturer must work closely with your freight forwarder and with your US Customs broker for efficient importing of your product. In this blog, let’s break down...
by Alan | May 31, 2014 | Importing, Invention
In the previous post – S – Strategies for Manufacturing Your Product Overseas – I suggested a three-step process towards overseas manufacturing: manufacture in the US if you can do so cost-effectively; consider Mexico if US is not practical; choose overseas if US or...