Invention Assessment Resources

Books
From Patent to Profit: Secrets & Strategies for the Successful Inventor / by Bob Dematteis. Avery Penguin Putnam, 1999. http://www.frompatenttoprofit.com/

The Inventor's Bible: How to Market and License Your Brilliant Ideas / by Ronald Louis Docie, Sr. Ten Speed Press, 2001.

Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook / by Maurice Kanbar and Phil Baechler. Council Oak Distribution, 2001.

Will It Sell? How to Determine if Your Invention Is Profitably Marketable (Before Wasting Money on a Patent) / by James E. White. James E. White & Associates, 2000. http://www.willitsell.com/

From Invention to Innovation (pdf, 627 kb), a handbook published by the U.S. Department of Energy, "is designed to guide inventors through the commercialization process—from concept to engineering prototype to production to market penetration."
 
Web Sites
For several years (but no longer) in association with Wal-Mart, the Innovation Institute runs an invention evaluation program in cooperation with Southwest Missouri State University.

A 20-factor invention evaluation form from the Neustel Law Offices.

Inventors' Digest Magazine makes available a selection of past articles online, including one on screening ideas.

In conjunction with the Innovation Institute (above), the United Inventors Association has created an Innovation Assessment Program.