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Expertise
The Invention Process; Royalties; Licensing Inventions/Products; Pricing; Direct to Market; Marketing/Promotions; Patent Searching; DIY patent writing; Types of patents/costs/how to's; Funding (grants and Angel investors); Prototyping; Off-Shore sourcing.
Experience in the area
I am founder of an inventors group; Advisory Board President of www.inventored.org; former Licensing Executive Society member; researcher for www.piausa.org and a consultant; plus moderate and contribute to several online inventor discussion groups.
Publications
Enter my email address into any search engine to find them.
Education/Credentials
Invention development: well-studied and applied in all aspects of the process and an inventor myself with one invention in patent pending and others ramping up. Lived and attended schools in Mainland China and the UK.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Pete | 10/20/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you Penny for your promt and ..... |
| Anitra | 10/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Josh | 10/11/09 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| Nikki | 10/07/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Penny! |
| Nigel | 10/06/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I was very pleased with the ..... |
Recent Answers from Penny Ballou
2009-11-23 Marketing a new cosmetic:
Hello there, Thanks for your email: You asked: 1. Is there any way to bring this new cosmetic to market on my own using media such as tabloid coupon ads, or the internet, or is the process
2009-11-19 New Invention:
Hello Monica, Thanks for your email. Not knowing if you live in southern/northern Ireland I’ve included the below to help you get a patent search done sometimes for free and sometimes not since not
2009-11-08 Idea:
Hi Steven, As to the first part of your question, I would have to read what they wrote to comment on it. I've received (emails on file) and/or read online complaints dealing with quality of evaluations
2009-11-04 Shoe prototype manufacturer:
Hello there, I just had a shoe proto built for a client. It looks so marvelous and it's only a proto. My client has now found an investor in the shoe field willing to put up his money to take it to
2009-10-29 New Idea for Children's Product:
Greetings, I haven't heard anything negative about Paul Lapidus owner of New Funtiers. He used to charge $125 to evaluate inventions not sure if that price still stands. You might also check out
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