Seller's Market Don't want to leave the selling of your product up to a licensee? Do it yourself on commission.

Inventors often have great ideas they can't afford to introduce effectively. The traditional way around this is to license your invention to a manufacturer. But there's another method that offers many advantages over licensing: arranging with a manufacturer or a distributor/wholesaler to sell your product on commission.

Selling on commission is an ideal approach if you see a market opportunity but don't have the expertise to develop the product. Essentially, the other company handles product design and engineering, and pays the person who knows the product best-you-to sell it.

Selling on commission allows you to enter the market, get established and generate income quickly. You can proceed with your invention even with limited patent protection and continue to have input into your product's development.