Centro Sviluppo Brevetti, the innovation partner.
We are a company specialised in the technical, economic and commercial development of patents and innovations.
Our working method consists in identifying and formulating the most appropriate roadmap to develop each innovation (provided it’s consistent with the inventor’s objectives) in order to transform it in a successful product or service on the market.
Our operating modules are grouped in 7 sections (click on them to see the details):
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Patent Modules
- Can I protect the idea I have in mind? Assessing the most appropriate ways to protect the idea
- Does the patent really protect my idea? Analysing a patent soundness and managing the relationship with Intellectual Property firms
- How can I find an already existing patent to be developed by my company? Researching and selecting patents for innovative companies
- Is the paperwork relating to a patent updated? Checking up the patent situation
- In which countries would it be convenient to extend my patent? Helping with international extension
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Marketing & Sales Modules
- Who are the potential partners, which ones are the most interesting? Are they interested in meeting the inventor? Prospect qualification (including brainstorming and partner selection)
- Who can deal with the sales or help me sell the product? Marketing & Sales
- How can I sell the product online? E-commerce
- Is the patent worth keeping? Assessing the potential
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Consultancy Modules
- What to do? Defining the way forward
- Who can help me and/or be by my side in contacting potential partners identified through the Prospect Qualification or independently by me? Helping sell the patent or license the right to use it
- Who can help me and/or be by my side in managing how to develop the invention and the relationship with the industrial/commercial partners? Managing complex projects
- Who can help me and/or be by my side in organising a network of companies? Organising a network contract
- Who needs to be involved to help develop the invention? Organising and managing the Technical Scientific Board
- Who can help me and/or be by my side in checking draft contracts already existing among the parties? Negotiatiating patent licensing and sales agreements
- Is the patent worth keeping? Assessing the potential
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Business Modules
- How is the invention reference market structured? Who are the competitors and who are the clients? Is there an opening in the market? Market survey
- What are the industry operators’ strategies and who are the potential partners? What is the invention’s market potential? Which value-adding strategies would be more effective? Defining strategies
- What’s the most interesting economic information mix for the development of the invention? Personalised competitive and sales analysis
- Are the patent development strategies clear and who deals with them? Strategic Mapping and Business Model (Teaser)
- How many resources are necessary to develop the invention and what is the expected profitability? Analysing the project’s economic and financial sustainability
- The product is already sold in Italy, who can help me identify the most interesting foreign markets? Helping with internationalisation
- What are the reactions of a qualified group of potential users? Focus group
- What are the potential users’ opinions after a trial? Assessing the level of acceptance
- How much is the invention worth? Defining the value of the invention
- Who can help me and/or be by my side in presenting the invention to an investor? Preparing a business plan
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Funding Modules
- Can I find subsidised funding? Sourcing European subsidised and extraordinary funding
- Is it necessary to have someone willing to invest in my idea? Sourcing subsidised and extraordinary funding (Business Angel)
- Who can help me and/or be by my side in managing the procedure to get subsidised funding? Sourcing subsidised and extraordinary funding (applying to tenders for subsidies)
- Can I get funding online? E-funding
- Where can I find a bank willing to support my project? Helping access bank funding
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Marketing Modules
- How can I present my product or my invention in the best possible way to my clients/ partners? Presenting the idea/product
- How do I approach the market? Marketing strategies and policies
- Do I need to set up a website for the product? E-marketing
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Technical Modules
- Does the invention work? (Desk analysis) Pre-emptive technical assessment
- Does the invention work? (Field analysis) Complete technical (functional and/or scientific) assessment
- With which trials, with which procedures and in which order will the testing be carried out? Testing protocol
- Does the invention comply with all the current technical, safety and security regulations? Technical assessment (health, safety and security)
- Does the invention comply with all current legislation? Technical assessment (regulatory)
- Does the product work? (Physical or virtual) Prototyping
- Is certification/type approval necessary? Preliminary assessment of a product or process certification/ type approval procedure
- Is it necessary to organise the entire procedure to obtain the certification/ type approval? Organising the procedure to obtain a product or process certification/ type approval
- Is it necessary to organise the entire procedure to comply with the law? Food labelling and more
The modules are provided with the collaboration of an extensive network of professionals and top companies, ensuring a qualitative high standard in every field and industry relevant to the invention.