- There may be a potential market, probably a small one, but the
costs of tooling are such that the manufacturer cannot justify
undertaking the manufacture and marketing of the product.
- It might be appropriate to consider requesting VA evaluation of
the product. In this approach, VA funds can underwrite the costs of
tooling for some number of production copies (for use in
evaluation), thereby placing the firm in the position of only
surpassing production and marketing costs to reach profitability.
- The product may not be appropriate for the general market but
rather is aimed at certain kinds of users in specific situations.
- It isn't likely that a manufacturer would be willing to invest
substantially in the tooling and marketing costs necessary to bring
the product to market. In this situation there is no advantage to
trying to restrict access to the drawings, process information, or
the prototype itself.
- The outcome of the research and development effort may have its
greatest impact if placed in the public domain, where there are no
restrictions on access.
- Sometimes the quickest, most direct route is through the open
publication of the information learned, such as a new and improved
technique related to rehabilitation.
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