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The Design Brief

       To begin working with WhiteLight Design we suggest you assemble a "Design Brief", a written document and/or MS, PowerPoint Presentation with supporting text explanation.  The purpose of a Design Brief is three fold. First, it will support qualifying your broader goals, outlining the aims, objectives and milestones of the prospectus business and plan.  Second it considers the invention, new product development process and intellectual property rights including copyrights, trademark, patent and provisional patent protection with respect to industrial design, engineering, materials, prototyping, manufacturing and branding.  Thirdly, the document will support the Owners, Business Investors and WhiteLight Design to review and evaluate the general feasibility, scope of services and justification for proceeding into development. The WhiteLight Design team will use this document to review, define and provide a quotation for recommended or required services outlining design, engineering and prototype development you need to deliver upon what is requested, as soon as possible.  It is recommended you develop, at least a 2-5 page "Design Brief " document.

    If you need support in creating your Invention or Provisional Patent Design Brief document do not hesitate to call us at (770) 277-7097 and we will supply you a quotation for services and or Patent Attorney referral. We may also offer our Personal Meeting or Teleconference Consultation services.

       The Design Brief should be as comprehensive as possible, intended for defining, documenting and communicating a design, invention, patent or product development project, business plan.   The Brief could range from only a simple idea or machine concept sketched on a notepad or a fantastically new product technology or upgrade or combination of technologies that needs to be qualified and developed.   The intent is to be as focused on defining the desired results of profitability by way of commercialization and sales or licensing of the patent.

A typical Design Brief will include the following sections or pages:

  1. Title Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Company or Inventor Personal Profile
    • Education/ Background - Specialization
    • Chief Engineer/ Industrial Designer
    • Past Accomplishments
  4. Problem Statement
    • Invention Inspiration - Problem Description
    • Considerations and Constraints
    • Budget (Staged seed money)
    • Needs, Hurdles or Milestones
  5. Goals
    • What you plan to accomplish
    • How are you going to do it (
    • investment Capital
    • Desired Schedule  Deliverable Dates
  6. Solution Analysis
    • Competitor Analysis
    • Patent Issues
    • Risks / Benefits
    • Planned Solutions
    • Materials and Manufacturing Issues
    • Sketches & Drawings / CAD Modeling
  7. Conclusion - Summary
    Evaluation - Feasibility
     Primary justification for $$ proceeding into Development.

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