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Entrepreneur Magazine’s Inventions, Patents & Beyond, the internet radio show for inventors, our show topic is Negotiating the Deal. Congratulations. You need a licensing agreement. But how do you negotiate the deal? What must be in the licensing agreement and what kind of deal should you expect? Tune in this week to listen to Jillian, Steve, John and our guest independent inventor, David Wood educate inventors about licensing and other agreements you may need as your bring your invention to market. (more…)

JULY 30 is the DEADLINE to apply for the 2006 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant. The top grant is $20,000 and it will go to the mom with the best unique solution to an unmet consumer need. For more information go to Whirlpool’s web site.

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We’re very excited about the growing number of opportunities for inventors to showcase their products. Now preparing for its second season, the producers of Everyday Edisons will be visiting five cities to find the next group of aspiring inventors. Come pitch your product, mingle with inventors just like you… Meet Erik Thompson (American Inventor’s finalist) in person.

July 15, 2006 Indianapolis, Indiana

 August 19, 2006: Houston, Texas ; Seattle, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts ; Phoenix, Arizona.

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Inventions, Patents & Beyond, the internet radio show for inventors, our show topic is DO YOUR HOMEWORK - PREMARKETING AND HOW TO PREPARE YOUR IDEA AND YOURSELF FOR THE MARKETING PROCESS. You have created the next great idea. Now how do you get it to market or turn the idea into a marketable product? Tune in to this week’s show to find out. Jillian, Steve, John and our guest Scott Keeley will give you all the answers.

Don’t worry if you miss a show. You can still hear it in its entirety. Go to www.youinventit.com or www.wsradio.com and you can listen to past shows from either site.

Redwood Falls Minnesota E-Informer Enterprises of Sarasota, Florida and EZ Technologies of Lansing, Michigan, kicked off their New Invention Contest entitled “Pathway to Profit$,” at the 49th annual Minnesota Inventors Congress. “This is something, which to our knowledge, has never been attempted before,” says David Sterrett of EZ Technologies. “The biggest obstacle to any inventor is financing, so we have developed an opportunity that will allow the independent inventor who has developed a profitable invention access to the funds and resources they need.”

The application form needed to enter the contest can be downloaded and submitted online to www.AllAboutInventions.com, The contest is open to any inventor who has used a registered patent attorney to file a utility patent application. There is no registration fee. Inventors who have not used a registered patent attorney, have filed a provisional patent application or design patent can still be considered, but must be evaluated by E-Informer Enterprises for a small fee.