For Veteran Inventors

You identified the problem. You developed the idea. VetVention is being built to help determine what comes next.

Is VetVention for You?

VetVention is intended for veterans who have developed an invention or technical solution and are prepared to engage seriously in evaluating and advancing it.

Your project does not have to be finished. You may be working from a detailed concept, an early prototype, a working prototype, test results, or an existing product that incorporates a potentially protectable improvement.

You do not need to arrive with a polished pitch deck or a company already in operation. What matters is whether you can clearly explain the problem, describe the proposed solution, identify what you believe makes it different, show the work you have already done, and demonstrate that you are committed to moving the project forward.

What We Look For

VetVention’s evaluation is intentionally broader than the question of whether an invention might be patentable.

We look at the problem being solved, the technical credibility of the solution, the inventor’s progress, possible differentiation from existing products or technologies, the potential market or use case, the role intellectual property might play, and the inventor’s willingness to continue developing the project.

A promising invention does not need to score perfectly in every area. The purpose of the process is to identify projects where VetVention’s resources and professional network could materially improve the inventor’s path forward.

What the Application Will Ask

The initial VetVention application is being designed to gather enough information to understand the invention without immediately requiring a full legal or technical disclosure.

Applicants should expect to describe the problem, the invention at a high level, the current development stage, known alternatives, potential users or customers, work completed so far, prior patent or product research, and the inventor’s plans for the next stage.

Selected applicants may later be asked for additional technical information, supporting drawings, prototype materials, photographs, test information, or an interview with reviewers.

What Selected Inventors May Receive

VetVention’s initial programs are still being finalized. Depending on funding, professional availability, project needs, and program criteria, future support may include intellectual property strategy, prior-art evaluation, patent-related planning, access to qualified patent attorneys or agents, defined financial assistance toward certain intellectual property expenses, technical or business mentoring, commercialization planning, and introductions to relevant resources.

Acceptance into an evaluation stage does not guarantee funding, legal representation, a patent filing, a particular patent outcome, or participation in every VetVention program.

Protect Your Invention Before You Submit

Please do not submit confidential technical information through a general VetVention contact form or ordinary email.

Patent rights can be affected by public disclosures and by the timing and circumstances of disclosures. VetVention is therefore developing a staged intake process designed to request information appropriately as an application advances.

Until the formal invention intake portal and its submission terms are published, do not send unpublished enabling descriptions, detailed technical drawings, source code, confidential test data, manufacturing details, trade secrets, or other sensitive invention information through general website channels.

Applications Are Being Finalized

Our five-member founding team is actively editing the first VetVention invention intake form and scoring rubric. The initial application process will be announced on VetVention.com when it is ready.

If you would like to hear when the first application period opens, join the inventor interest list.

What You Can Do Now

Document your invention and your progress. Identify the problem as specifically as possible. Research existing products. Keep records of prototypes and tests. Consider who would actually use or purchase the solution. Think about what makes your approach different and what you need to prove next.

The strongest applicants will not simply have an idea. They will be able to show thoughtful progress toward making that idea real.