For new inventors, the question of how to fund the gap between that moment of inspiration, through designing and building a prototype, covering the cost of creating value in and establishing ownership of any intellectual property, manufacturing, marketing, selling and finally seeing a profit is challenging, to say the least. The needs and the circumstances of each inventor, the location, the tax incentives for innovation, the market and the fees charged by a patent attorney all vary hugely so the cost and value of a patent is very much a matter for each individual inventor/startup.
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