http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/InventionQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/InventionQuestions.xml Invention Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ In case you do not have personal finance resources but absolutely have the determinationto get your invention on the market, the best thing that you can do is to turn your invention into a commercial product. You also have the option to ask for financial assistance from the federal government thro Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006How-do-I-finance-my-invention.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006How-do-I-finance-my-invention.htm Yes, there are grants given to aid the development of certain inventions. There are non-profit organizations that are composed of wealthy individuals, families, and corporations. These people are giving cash grants every year to help develop inventions, although part of this "help"is to shield these Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006Are-there-grants-available-to-help-with-inventions.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006Are-there-grants-available-to-help-with-inventions.htm Yes, there are other financing and assistance programs available that will help you market your invention. These include tax incentives and individuals who have large investments in private companies. These individuals finance the invention to develop it further and make it competitive not only in Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006Is-there-other-financing-available-to-market-my-invention.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006Is-there-other-financing-available-to-market-my-invention.htm You can have a patent check to determine if your idea already exists. It is done by searching all the existing patents listed in the Patent Office'sdatabase to see if your invention is already patented. It also includes searching printed materials such as catalogs, magazines, and articles. Since pat Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006How-do-I-find-out-if-somebody-has-already-the-same-idea-for-an-invention.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006How-do-I-find-out-if-somebody-has-already-the-same-idea-for-an-invention.htm You do not need to get a business license to make a prototype of your invention if you will not endorse it for commercial use. However, if that will be the case, you really need to get a business license. In addition, the license you will obtain for the prototype is separate from the license that yo Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006Do-I-need-a-business-license-to-make-a-prototype-of-my-invention.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/11-08-2006Do-I-need-a-business-license-to-make-a-prototype-of-my-invention.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.