Patents Guide : startmeupryerson.com Canadian Patents Data Base startmeupryerson.com Patent search and selling you idea can be a challenging task. In this episode of StartMeUp Videos we invited Albert Behr to walk us through the process of patent search, product development and finally selling you product. He provides insights on how to protect your intellectual property, howto patent your idea and what a patent can do. Albert provides examples from his experience on trade marks, copyright and commercialization of ideas. You can examine the different channels that you can use to sell your product. He argues that obtaining a patent is not as expensive as you might think, depending on the stage you are in there are affordable ways to patent your idea. You can always start with a provisional patent and later on obtain regional patent. We ask him about branding and marketing your invention and idea with a limited amount of resources as well as the challenges of a startup might face in regards to the competition. Albert Behr is currentl the President & CEO of Cavet Technologies, the manufacturer of the revolutionary SmartGrid Lighting Controller, LumiSmart, Albert has been the Co-Founder of Cleantech North (Canada's leading consortium of Cleantech Professional firms), as well as accelerating/funding numerous technology companies through his own company, Behr & Associates Inc., Albert has been involved in Investment Banking funding and operationally driving some of the most ...