I have a concept for packaging of a popular product. And some questions
cjlars: I understand the basic process of licensing a product is this:1) File for a provisional patent (cost $110), this will get you a year of weak to moderate legal protection2) design, mock-up and create a sales page for you product3) attempt to license the product to a partner, in this case, a packaging or manufacturing company.4) in the unlikely event anyone wants it -> profit5) otherwise, go back to the drawing board, content in having pursued it.Net outlays, probably less than $1,000, and perhaps 40 to 200 hours of work.This guy's a wealth of information for this stuff, btw: 
http://www.inventright.com/
Also: Provisional Patent info: 
http://inventors.about.com/od/provisionalpatent/a/Provisiona...