From Patent to Profit: How to Protect, Fund & Manufacture Your Product Offshore (Without Costly Mistakes)

From Patent to Profit: How to Protect, Fund & Manufacture Your Product Offshore (Without Costly Mistakes)

Turning a patented idea into a commercially successful product is rarely straightforward.

Many inventors and SMEs underestimate the complexity of protecting intellectual property, securing funding, navigating offshore manufacturing, and avoiding expensive supply chain mistakes that can derail a product before it even reaches market.

This practical workshop brings together three industry specialists to help Australian businesses better understand the critical steps involved in commercialising physical products successfully.

Whether you're an inventor, startup founder, SME, or product-based business, this session will provide valuable insights into how to move from idea to market with greater confidence.

What You’ll Learn

✔ How to protect your intellectual property before manufacturing offshore

✔ Common legal and commercial mistakes inventors make

✔ How to reduce risks when working with overseas manufacturers

✔ Funding pathways and commercialisation support available to Australian businesses

✔ The realities of manufacturing in China and how to navigate it effectively

✔ How to improve product readiness before production begins

✔ Key considerations around tooling, prototyping, procurement, quality control, and scaling

Guest Speakers

Heng Jiang Cheng

Director of SourceWorxs

Heng has extensive experience helping Australian businesses design, develop, procure, and contract manufacture products in China. With decades of hands-on manufacturing experience, he brings practical insights into offshore production, supplier management, and product commercialisation.

Michael Cooper

Patent Attorney at Cooper IP

Michael advises businesses and inventors on intellectual property protection strategies, patents, trademarks, and safeguarding innovation both locally and internationally.

Russell Mogilevsky

Partner at Nexus Point Group

Russell specialises in helping businesses access funding opportunities and navigate commercial growth pathways to accelerate innovation and expansion.

Who Should Attend?

• Inventors & patent holders

• Startups & entrepreneurs

• SMEs developing physical products

• Businesses exploring offshore manufacturing

• Product developers & innovation teams

• Anyone wanting to better understand product commercialisation

Why Attend?

Bringing a product to market involves far more than simply having a good idea. This workshop is designed to provide practical, real-world guidance from professionals who work directly with inventors, manufacturers, and growing businesses every day.

You’ll walk away with clearer insights into how to protect your innovation, avoid common pitfalls, and make smarter commercial decisions before investing heavily into manufacturing.