Idea for an invention

[moonunit100]

Hi,

I've come up with a few ideas for new products but I don't have the ability to manufacture them myself (not even prototypes). Does anybody out there know if there is somewhere I can take/sell my ideas, someone who can realise them?

Obviously, I'd love to think I can make some money from one or more of my inventions, it's just that I don't know where to start. Any advice greatly appreciated.

[OBonio]

First off, patent it. If it's original, it shouldn't have been patented already. This was my downfall. My idea took me 4 months to prototype / proof of concept. Looked up the patents DB, and someone had beat me to it! You will probably need to see a patent lawyer aswell. These can be a little expensive, but will usually do a free consultation.

http://www.patent.gov.uk/patent/index.htm

[OBonio]

Also, have a look here :

http://gb.espacenet.com/search97cgi/s97_cgi.exe?Action=F ormGen&Template=gb/en/quick.hts

[moonunit100]

I'll check those links out. Thanks for the speedy advice guys!