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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

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If you want to explain your idea to someone in-depth and are worried potential theft, you can get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)—a legal document that states both parties intent to keep information confidential. Use the research process to help you get a good sense of the type of customer your product will serve.

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What to consider when entering into product collaboration

NZ Entrepreneur

However, they often require the negotiation of other commercial terms, such as supply terms where some element of the product is being supplied by one party to the other. What is the product? What will be the process for the parties agreeing the final design or recipe for the product?