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		<title>Cash for My Idea &#8211; Without a Patent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t always need a patent to get your invention idea reviewed by a top company, and get it sold for cash.  
For inventions that are not yet patented, or that contain trade secrets or features that are additional to the patent, I recommend considering the following procedure for submission to companies. (I am not giving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2010/06/cash-for-my-idea-without-a-patent/</link>
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		<title>When Should I Patent My Invention?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do I really need a patent and when do I need to get a patent?  The answer to this question can save you lots of money and make big difference in your invention commercialization strategy.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2010/05/when-should-i-patent-my-invention/</link>
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		<title>Is This Trade Show Right for Me?</title>
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The National Hardware Show, and Lawn &#38; Garden Expo will be held May 4-6, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is an international trade show, and the major US show for consumer, do-it-yourself (DIY) products sold in Lowe&#8217;s, Home Depot, Menard&#8217;s, Ace, True Value, and hardware stores throughout the USA and even internationally.
If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2010/04/is-this-trade-show-right-for-me/</link>
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		<title>The Truth about Inventor Scams: Patent Attorneys</title>
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Many people think that invention submission type companies are the biggest sources for ripping off inventors. But these companies can’t even come close to taking money from inventors at a rate remotely near what inventors waste on patent attorneys to file erroneous, inappropriate, and ineffective patent applications.
Here’s how you get scammed. First you establish a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/the-truth-about-inventor-scams-patent-attorneys/</link>
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		<title>Inventors Who Want to Save the Environment – Beware</title>
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In the early 1980’s, after I successfully commercialized my first invention, a blind spot mirror for vehicles, I decided I would change the direction of my business, and market ideas, patents and technology solely in the “green” categories of saving energy, helping the environment, reducing pollution, etc.
Being a successful inventor, many other inventors would approach [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/inventors-who-want-to-save-the-environment-%e2%80%93-beware/</link>
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		<title>The Hawaiian Inventors Conference</title>
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This past summer I was invited to attend the Hawaiian Inventors Conference in Honolulu September 19. I was hosted by the conference organizer and speaker, Daynin Dashefsky. Daynin is a real go-getter and loves to share her experiences of how she was successful commercializing her own invention. She holds conferences like this and has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/12/the-hawaiian-inventors-conference/</link>
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		<title>Wisconsin Ideas to Profit Conference for Inventors</title>
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This Wisconsin inventors conference, sponsored by The University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Innovation Service Center, was held Oct. 1-2, 2009 in Dells, Wisconsin.  The conference was well attended by what seemed like 100-200 inventors as well as plenty of consultants and experts who facilitated workshops on various subjects relating to patenting, marketing, prototyping, manufacturing, raising venture [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/11/wisconsin-ideas-to-profit-conference-for-inventors/</link>
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		<title>Trade Show Alert: Automotive Aftermarket Parts and Accessories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the Wisconsin Inventor’s Conference I’ve been extremely busy negotiating deals that are coming down all at once for my clients. When it rains, it pours — but in this case it’s a good problem.
I’ll also be attending the 2009 Automotive Aftermarket Parts and Accessories trade show in Las Vegas the week of November 2, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/10/trade-show-alert-automotive-aftermarket-parts-and-accessories/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Our New Blog!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been a lot of exciting changes at Docie Invention &#38; Patent Marketing over the last few months:

We’ve launched DIMWIT.com Self-Help for Inventors, a site with tons of helpful resources for inventors and an application (coming soon) to help them get customized invention advice and build a professional marketing presentation
We’ve updated Docie.com with new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inventorinsider.com/2009/09/welcome-to-our-new-blog/</link>
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