Patenting, marketing and licensing all in one. Understand patent novelty and marketability Through our deep experience with the patenting process, licensing, and product management, we have put together a standard research and submission process that ensures that you comprehensively review the viability of your idea or Project.  Your work helps keep costs low and improves the overall value of your invention. Patent applications are not the end of the line Unlike many invention assistance firms, we don’t believe all patents have value and we aren’t encouraging you to patent everything.  As you’ll see, our investment levels for these services are low, quite low compared to the industry average.  You may question why and you’re right to.  Through our experiences at companies in negotiating with inventors like you, we learned that companies license technology primarily based on the defined claims in the patents for the technology.  Effective licensing starts with effective patenting and a smart approach.  Our approach provides a lower investment (because we co-invest with both time and money in every idea) with experienced guidance, which means more patented inventions in focused areas providing a more attractive portfolio to potential licensees.  (There’s another benefit to holding more patents in our Network, want to learn about Revenue Sharing?) Click here to see our services and pricing compared to alternatives. Marketing your patented technology In our marketplace assessments, we identify all potential users of a technology and then proactively notify them that your invention is available.  We want to negotiate the best licensing deal for your invention because as co-investors we are as motivated financially as you are.  We will also work with you or other engineering experts to assist potential licensees to incorporate your technology along with other technologies in the Patent Array. Retroactive Licensing Upon actively communicating your invention’s availability for license, we also regularly monitor the market for any non-licensed uses of your technology.  Our experienced staff will work to ensure that the rights both you and i4e invested time and money into are rewarded and not ignored. * i4e (or its affiliates) is not a law firm and it does not provide legal services. The price quoted above is for small entities only.  The filing of a patent application has certain ramifications and various restrictions and obligations may apply;  learn more in our User Agreement.