Author: Emily Dunn
Last saved by: Rebecca Bond
Company: Nolo

Positive and Negative Factors Evaluation

Inventor(s): ___________________________	Invention: ___________________________
Factor | Weight (-100 to +100)
1. Cost |
2. Weight |
3. Size |
4. Safety/Health |
5. Speed |
6. Ease of Use |
7. Ease of Production |
8. Durability |
9. Repairability |
10. Novelty |
11. Convenience/Social Benefit/Mechanization |
12. Reliability |
13. Ecology |
14. Salability |
15. Appearance |
16. Viewability |
17. Precision |
18. Noise |
19. Odor |
20. Taste |
21. Market Size |
22. Trend of Demand |
23. Seasonal Demand |
24. Difficulty of Market Penetration |
25. Potential Competition |
26. Quality |
27. Excitement |
28. Markup |
29. Inferior Performance |
30. “Sexy” Packaging |
31. Miscellaneous |
32. Long Life Cycle |
33. Related Product Addability |
34. Satisfies Existing Need |
35. Legality |
36. Operability |
37. Development |
38. Profitability |
39. Obsolescence |
40. Incompatibility |
41. Product Liability Risk |
42. Market Dependence |
43. Difficulty of Distribution |
44. Service Requirements |
45. New Tooling Required |
46. Inertia Must Be Overcome |
47. Too Advanced Technically |
48. Substantial Learning Required |
49. Difficult to Promote |
50. Lack of Market |
51. Crowded Field |
52. Commodities |
53. Combination Products |
54. Entrenched Competition |
55. Instant Anachronism |
56. Prototype Availability |
57. Broad Patent Coverage Availability |
58. High Sales Anticipated |
59. Visibility of Invention in Final Product |
60. Ease of Packaging |
61. Youth Market |
62. Part of a Current Fad |
63. Will Contingent Fee Litigator Take Case? |
Total |

Signed: ___________________________________	Date: ___________________
	 (Inventor(s))

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