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2. CULTIVATE AN IDEA• Inventors around the globe want to create new gadgets more than ever, butthe road isn’t always easy for independent inventors. Out of the 77,501 U.S.utility patents granted in 2008, just 6 percent went to individuals.

3. PATENTS AND LICENSING Only a third of applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USP TO) even earn a patent, and among patents granted, the number that become commercially viable ranges from an estimated 5 percent to as low as 0.2percent. That’s a lot of wreckage left by the side of the road.

4. INVENTING EXPECTATIONS After a preliminary search, if your idea proves novel, then continue developing it.– Be realistic about what you’re getting into– The time you devote will be double what you think it will be– The dollar amount you commit will be four times more than you thought

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