Inventing profit patents and prototypes

patents & prototypes
Eric Hanscom Joe Donoghue
InterContinental IP Leardon Solutions

Prototypes: How to show that an invention works and can be effectively mass-produced.
Patents: How to protect an invention.
Patent v. Prototype

IP: Patents, Trademarks
& Copyrights

Patents: Provisional, Utility
and Design

Barriers to getting a patent

Prior Art Searches: is it worth
trying for a utility patent?

Patent Application Process

Parts of a Utility Patent

Infringement: Is the
patent any good?
Patent 1: Narrow Claims
Patent 2: Broad Claims

Product Development
Lifecycle
Production Prototype
Design
Prototype
Proof-of-Concept
Prototype

Three Types of Prototypes
TM
Proof-of-Concept Prototype
Design Prototype

Why a Prototype?
TM
Validation and feasibility of idea
Use for obtaining intellectual property
Show to investors for raising money
Work out the design and manufacturing details
Validate functionality and qualify design
Feedback from distributors, buyers, and retailers
Obtain customer feedback from beta units

TM
Prototype that bears little resemblance to the final product and is used to validate of the idea and prove feasibility.

Making a
TM
Use whatever you may have available to create a Proof-of-Concept Prototype but call in the pros if necessary.

Design Prototype
TM
Prototype that has the functional, engineering, and aesthetic properties of the final product and is produced using quick fabrication methods rather than high volume methods.

Making a
Design Prototype
TM
Stereolithography
Machining
Form testing with for 1 to 2 parts
Form, fit, function testing for 1 to 20 parts
Polyurethane Casting
Form, fit, function testing for 15 to 100 parts

TM
Prototype that is fabricated using the final design and manufacturing methods.

Making a
TM
It takes manufacturing tools and machines to produce a production prototype.

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