I recently did an interview with Stephen Key, the author of "One Simple Idea - Turn Your Dreams Into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do The Work". As the title suggests, Stephen comes up with ideas and lets others manufacture them for him, all while making money.
Stephen goes over numerous aspects of taking an idea from just that, an idea all the way to cash in the bank. In this video Stephen goes over What Is A Provisional Patent - Protecting Your Idea
In this Video on What Is A Provisional Patent - Protecting Your Idea You Will See:
1. What is a provisional patent
2. How to file one to protect your idea
3. What is open innovation and how to use it to your advantage

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