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I want to personally thank Charlie Heal , Emily Fox, Cara McAtee, and the entire team at Albright IP for their hard work, dedication, and professionalism in helping me submit my first ever patent: the Baffer Ball fire suppression system.
From the very first meeting, Charlie and Emily made everything feel clear, comfortable, and respectful. They listened carefully to my ideas, even though I’m not from a technical or legal background – I’m a painter and decorator by trade. But they believed in my vision and treated it with such care and seriousness that I felt truly supported as an inventor.
Over several months, we worked closely by email and phone. Charlie and the team guided me step by step to build one of the strongest, clearest, and most professional patent drafts I could have hoped for. The claims they wrote are powerful, and the language used shows how deeply they understood my invention. They didn’t just file a document – they helped shape a legacy.
Charlie, even though he is young, is incredibly professional and experienced. I am amazed at how he managed such a complex project with kindness, patience, and precision. Emily and Cara were also fantastic throughout.
This was not just paperwork – this was my dream since childhood. And Albright IP helped me make that dream real.
💬 I look forward to working with them again on future patents. The Baffer Ball is just the beginning – and I am proud that Albright IP was there from Day 1.
Thank you so much again — from the bottom of my heart.
— Morteza
He’s not only incredibly knowledgeable, but also warm and approachable. No question has ever felt too small, and he genuinely cares about the success of my business. I’d highly recommend Marc to anyone looking for a dedicated, trustworthy, and skilled patent attorney.
The patent was filed within weeks and had a depth of technical input from Albright that was excellent. I'm very pleased.
I have filed patents in the past but working with Albright IP was a totally different experience. I recommend them without hesitation.
Their knowledge regarding the patent process is extensive.
They have help me navigate the complex process to gain patent granted on my first design and patent pending on my second design.
I feel reassured and confident to put my designs in their hands knowing they will give the best advice based on the facts and not for their own financial gain.
Brilliant company.
Kathryn Haslam
Comfyi.
They were also very clear regarding fees, and set out a very helpful visual timeline and cost breakdown on the whole patent application process at the pre-sales stage. This emphasis on making sure I understood all aspects of the work, and having documentation to help with that, is something I didn't see with any of the other patent services I was talking to at the time. This clear communication continued throughout our interactions.
Would recommend Albright IP to anyone looking to patent an invention. The patent they filed for me was for a software invention.
No upselling for their fee either, just a fair, professional appraisal...
Thanks to Allbright, I am not spending thousands on a low hope project (when I so easily could have been).
Then end result being that we accomplished everything I wanted to in time and budget.
Highly recommend.
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SELLING YOUR IDEA
Albright IP work closely in collaboration with its sister company Duku Design to assist you with turning your invention into a profitable business. A key part of this is identifying and approaching potential investors, buyers, or licensees.
Having worked through the product development process, perhaps with the development of a ‘proof of concept’ or ‘pre-production’ prototype, you may well be in the position to approach investors, buyers and/or potential licensees, in an attempt to establish commercial interest.
Getting a product manufactured and onward to market can be daunting process, so one route is to license the idea to a company. When you license an idea to a company, the company will likely handle much, if not all of the manufacturing, distribution and marketing requirements for you. This route to market offers one which can be cheaper than it would be to self-manufacture but, as a trade-off, the potential returns are generally lower.
The two mains routes to market are as follows:
Route 1: Licensing
A license is a contractual right that gives someone permission to use your intellectual property (IP) rights. A license allows the holder of IP rights (the ‘licensor’) to make money from an idea by charging a user (the ‘licensee’) a fee or royalty to use the licensed IP.
Before you negotiate a licence agreement, it is very important to make sure that you have applied for, or preferably obtained, exclusive rights to that IP. The only way to secure exclusive IP rights is to file a patent, registered design and/or trademark application. In many cases all three rights can be applicable to a single product. Duku Design and Albright IP work closely together to ensure that the IP rights relevant to your project are secured in a thorough, proactive and cost-effective way.
Route 2: Forming a company to sell your product direct
The route requires the formation of a company and necessary support structure in order to manufacture, distribute and market your product directly.
We can help to various degrees throughout this route to market, from sourcing a trusted manufacturing partner, through to getting your product in front of retail buyers at decision making level.
This route to market is more demanding, but does provide you with much greater control. It is likely that you will have to manage much more of the process, but the returns, as compared to the licensing route, are potentially much greater.
