COME AND LEARN:
Learn WHY every successful inventor needs to come up with a lot of ideas. And WHY you must focus this creativity by targeting companies that are looking for ideas. Inventing is a numbers game, and in this webinar, repeat inventor and expert Licensing Coach Stephen Key will show how you can increase your odds of success every time! Also, learn why licensing is the best route for most invention ideas and how to take action today. Learn how to make your campaign look polished and learn what you need to promote your invention.
1. HOW to create your inventions faster and Create MORE Ideas
2. HOW to Select and Target Potential Licensing Companies for your product idea
3. WHAT you Need to Present your Product idea to Licensors
4. HOW Licensors Evaluate your product idea
5. HOW to negotiate / WHAT to Ask For and HOW to Ask
6. HOW InventRight can HELP
Who Should Attend:
• Product Inventors
• New Product Innovators/Entrepreneurs
• New Business Startups
DATE: AUG 19
TIME: 6:00-7:30 PM
WHERE: ZOOM Video Conferencing
DETAILS - MEMBERS and Guests: Members and guests receiving the Inventors Network newsletter or meeting announcement will receive the link via e-mail.
MEETUP Attendees: Meetup and Other attendees may go to www.inventorsnetwork.org , to request the link
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About our speaker, Stephen Key
Stephen Key is the world’s leading expert on how to license a product and a 2018-2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science-Lemelson Invention Ambassador
He achieved repeat success as an independent inventor, including defending his intellectual property against one of the largest toy companies in federal court. The innovative packaging solution he brought to market is protected by more than 20 patents and received 15 industry awards, including two Edisons.
Products he invented have sold in Walmart, 7-Eleven, and Disney stores and theme parks worldwide, as well as been endorsed by Michael Jordan, Alex Trebek, and Taylor Swift.
inventRight, the coaching program he co-founded in 1999, has helped people from more than 60 countries license their product ideas. He explains how to take advantage of the power of open innovation on his popular YouTube channel inventRightTV and in his articles for Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur online.
In 2017, he co-founded Inventors Groups of America with the goal of educating and empowering inventors and inventing group leaders. He is also the co-founder of inventYES, a free program for high school students worldwide.
In 2019, he taught University of Newcastle in Australia students his 10-step strategy for licensing ideas, originally published in his bestselling book One Simple Idea: How to Turn Your Dreams Into a Licensing Goldmine.
He is also the author of One Simple Idea for Startups and Entrepreneurs, Sell Your Ideas With or Without a Patent, and Become a Professional Inventor: The Insider’s Guide to Companies Looking for Ideas.
From idea to intellectual property, this is your chance to learn what you need to know and discover what you don't, if you're an inventor, maker or creator.
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