A PRODUCT MANAGER WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, PATRICK RALSTON FOUNDED UNITED PATENT RESEARCH IN 2007. UNITED PATENT RESEARCH PROVIDES INVENTORS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH A WEALTH OF PRODUCT-DEVELOPMENT AND PATENT-ASSISTANCE SERVICES. TURNING AN INTANGIBLE IDEA INTO A TANGIBLE PRODUCT OFTEN BECOMES A COMPLEX, TIME-CONSUMING, AND EXPENSIVE TASK, SO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AT UNITED PATENT RESEARCH WORKS DILIGENTLY TO SIMPLIFY AND EXPEDITE THE PROCESS. UNITED PATENT RESEARCH OFFERS THOROUGH INVENTION EVALUATIONS, PERFORMED BY THE COMPANYÂ??S ACCOMPLISHED INDUSTRY EXPERTS, TO DETERMINE EACH IDEAÂ??S POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. PATRICK RALSTON AND HIS UNITED PATENT RESEARCH EMPLOYEES IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS INHERENT TO SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO SOLVE A COMMON PROBLEM, AN APPEAL TO A DEFINED MARKET, THE POTENTIAL FOR ADD-ON AND REPEAT SALES, AND LOW MANUFACTURING COSTS. THE HIGHLY SKILLED UNITED PATENT RESEARCH SUPPORT STAFF ALSO COLLABORATES WITH INVENTORS, MAKING VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE INITIAL CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS. UNITED PATENT RESEARCH ADDITIONALLY HELPS CLIENTS OBTAIN PATENTS OR TRADEMARKS FOR THEIR INVENTIONS, ENSURING THEIR VALUABLE IDEAS RECEIVE PROTECTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UNLIKE MANY SIMILAR COMPANIES, UNITED PATENT RESEARCH DOES NOT OWN ITS OWN LICENSING COMPANY AND INSTEAD PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH MARKETING ASSISTANCE AND LICENSING NEGOTIATION SERVICES THROUGH AN AFFILIATE, UNIVERSAL LICENSING, LLC. BECAUSE UNITED PATENT RESEARCHÂ??S CLIENTS PAY UNIVERSAL LICENSING, LLC ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS, INVENTORS AVOID THE OFTEN-BURDENSOME LEGAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH SECURING LICENSING AGREEMENTS. A SELF-DESCRIBED HANDS-ON OWNER, PATRICK RALSTON REGULARLY ATTENDS MAJOR TRADE SHOWS WITH UNITED PATENT RESEARCH SALES REPRESENTATIVES TO INTRODUCE CLIENT INVENTIONS AND PRODUCTS TO EMINENT MANUFACTURERS AND INFLUENTIAL EXECUTIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.