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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
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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 P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Joe Onyesoh | 01/20/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for your quick reply Penny. I ..... |
| Robert | 01/12/12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Les | 12/04/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you So Much for your comprehensive ..... |
| Nikki | 10/22/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Dear Dr. Ballou, I really cannot find ..... |
| Terry | 09/14/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thanks Penny your advice is duly noted |
Recent Answers from Penny Ballou
2012-01-20 Kids:
Hey Joe, Yes, I am British. The easiest thing to do is to look up Rapid Prototypers in your area - if it will be made of some form of plastic. You might focus on sites specializing in kids toys
2012-01-10 license deal:
Hi Robert, 1. Is it possible to make money with just an idea and a working prototype? a) Anything is possible. If you create a prototype the idea is really no longer and idea as its been reduced
2012-01-02 Patent Funding Assistance:
Greetings Brennan and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!! You asked 1-3: 1. I have been working with a patent assist organization who has done plenty of research on my idea and has determined it to be internationally
2011-12-04 Hip Caddie:
Greetings! They (my imagination at work) don't call me madame Sherlock for "nuttin"! (ha, ha, ha) If it "feels" and "does" what the video demonstrates, it seems to me a major player endorsement might
2011-12-03 Begin Marketing w/ Patent Pending?:
I have submitted an invention to the USTPO and have their filing receipt confirming the patent process has begun. So what I'm wondering is - can I now begin moving forward on marketing the idea, or do
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