Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals

You’ve got a great idea and you’re ready to strike it rich. Now, you need to find a company or partner you can trust, hash out a fair licensing deal, and get your idea to the marketplace.

Profit From Your Idea will help you negotiate and draft a licensing agreement that protects your interests and maximizes your chances of earning a profit. With this all-in-one guide you’ll understand how to:

• • navigate the licensing landscape
  
• • protect your intellectual property rights
  
• • sort out ownership rights
  
• • work with licensing agents
  
• • protect confidential information
  
• • find and solicit potential licensees
  
• • license overseas
  
• • reveal your invention safely, and
  
• • negotiate and update an agreement.
  

The 10th edition is completely updated with the latest developments in licensing law and patent filing rules, and covers industry-standard Fair, Reasonable, and Nondiscriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms.

With Downloadable Forms: download forms including license agreements, assignments, joint ownership agreements, and many more (details inside).