Product Licensing for Young Entrepreneurs
Learn how to transform your ideas into products in 10 steps
Our mission is to empower young entrepreneurs with the system, resources, and mentorship needed to share their creativity with the world.
Learn how to license your product ideas using inventRight's proven process and the most comprehensive guide in the world.
As an inventRight youth member, receive access to countless resources to help you share your creativity with the world. Our program is designed to help you no matter where you are in the process of commercializing your new product idea.
Students who have participated in our youth program have licensed their invention, founded startups, interned in their university's tech transfer office, filed patent applications, and obtained patents — all before they turn 21.
The biggest benefit is that they become empowered with the perspective, skills, and confidence they need to take action on any idea.
Bring your product ideas to market without having to start a business
What You Get with Our Youth Program
Ideation
How to create new product ideas
Validation
How to test the market to determine if your products can be licensed
Prototype
How to use the latest technologies to bring your product ideas to life
Protection
How to write a provisional patent application
Marketing
How to create marketing material to pitch your idea
Connection
How to connect with open innovation companies looking for new product ideas
Pitch
How to find and connect with companies looking for your ideas
Negotiation
How to negotiate a licensing agreement
Coach Courtney Laschkewitsch
Courtney is an award-winning entrepreneur and successful inventor who licensed four product ideas to a company that specializes in outfitting dorm rooms. She later secured a second deal of two more products with the same company.
She's also an experienced educator. For nearly a decade, she taught classes to youth about robotics, animation, and design through an educational non-profit.
She has been recognized for her achievements, including being the inaugural youth division winner of the Nexties Awards for Entrepreneurship, as well as the Bay Area winner for the National Center for Women & Information Technology.
What Our Students Say
"Absolutely STOKED!!!! I think that for the first time ever licensing will be taught to high school research students. I am beyond grateful and humbled by this collaboration and opportunity to young innovators that will change the world one day. Thank you Stephen Key and Madeleine Key for making this possible. We will surely be creating ripples. Stephen Key knowing you and your passion for your cause, I can't say enough as to how special this is for me. My kiddos across the globe who are working with me on various projects are very lucky."
Rachna Nath
2022 TIME Innovative Teacher of the Year, Lemelson-MIT Invention Educator, Fulbright Fellow
"I just want to reiterate how appreciative I am of you and your course. Your help allowed my product to come to life and taught me skills to develop successful ideas in the future. Thank you again for being an amazing mentor. Without you, your ideas and encouragement, none of the above would have been possible. Thank you!!!!"
Connor Owen
14-Year-Old Inventor of Bookie Cushion — sold at Barnes & Noble, Kohl's, and Walmart
"It was great to be able to be taken seriously as a kid and to be taught these valuable skills. I felt encouraged to pursue my passions. I learned a lot by going through the program and they gave great learning material. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy the whole process was. I truly feel like anyone my age can learn how to do it. I was given the right tools, resources, and encouragement to start licensing on my own."
Scotty Pittsford
Teenage Inventor and Founder of ThinQbator
"I want to thank you again for all your help in introducing us to the world of licensing. I see it as an amazing avenue to explore innovation without needing copious amounts of startup money. I loved the lesson about negotiation since it covered many details of what I could say. I look forward to keeping in touch with you as I go into my next endeavors."
SenseHydro Team
Chandler Public School District
Who We Work With
Free Continuing Program for Invention Education Students
Youth who participate in invention education programs develop remarkable solutions for pressing problems. But after these programs end, what happens next? Where do these ideas go?
Inventors of all ages need a simple mechanism for sharing their ingenuity with the world, and that's where the licensing business model comes in.
Unlike starting a business, licensing can be a low to no-risk endeavor.
You do not need to shelve a great invention simply because you do not know what to do next.
You do not have to let a lack of capital prevent you from getting off the ground.
Instead, you can find and partner with a company that has the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution capabilities to bring the innovation to impact.
We are helping the next generation of inventors learn how to commercialize their ideas via the licensing business model. Our 10-step process has been applied worldwide to license ideas across a diverse array of industries, including medical, technology, automotive, and packaging. With members in more than 65 countries, inventRight has been behind the scenes helping inventors secure licensing agreements since 2000.
After meeting with students and teachers at leading high schools and universities throughout the United States, we are confident our experiential approach to teaching product licensing will help students stay engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship by being able to take their ideas further.
When students reach out to and receive priceless feedback from potential licensees, they learn just how capable they are of opening any door — forever transforming their understanding of themselves and their power.
Ready to Get Started?
No Charge
K-12 Upon Approval
Thank you for your interest in our Youth Program. Please fill out the form below so we can contact you about joining. Please also email a copy of your student ID to youth@inventright.com.
Application form coming soon
Call: +1 (800) 701-7993 · Email: support@inventright.com
