by Stephen Key | Aug 20, 2018 | Negotiating Licensing Agreements
Post Views: 698 Have an idea for a new product? Early on, spend some time determining what your strategy for bringing it to market will be. Is venturing required, or can you license it instead Personally, after venturing uniquely shaped guitar picks geared towards...
by Stephen Key | Jan 12, 2018 | Negotiating Licensing Agreements
Post Views: 451 Speed to market is more important than ever but even so, product development takes time. Typically, there are manufacturing obstacles to overcome. When you venture an idea on your own, the responsibility of resolving said issues falls squarely on your...
by Stephen Key | Oct 20, 2016 | Negotiating Licensing Agreements
Post Views: 437 One of the questions I receive most about licensing is, “But how will I know my licensee is paying me enough?” It’s a valid question. Good partnerships are built on trust, and licensing is really about finding the right partner to...
by Stephen Key | Oct 6, 2016 | Establishing Perceived Ownership Over Your Invention Ideas
Post Views: 1,213 Most products available on the market today are not protected by intellectual property. In other words, they aren’t patented. That makes sense. It takes years–easily as many as four–for an idea to work its way through the patent...
by Stephen Key | Oct 6, 2016 | Negotiating Licensing Agreements
Post Views: 564 Negotiating a licensing agreement takes time–more time than you will want it to. Every deal is unique, but in my experience, the negotiation process is largely the same. If you’re an independent product developer, you may feel like...