Archive for September, 2008
Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a report on the Apparel, Shoe, and Gift Show that took place at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico September 21st- 23rd. The ITT Licensing™ representatives that attened the event informed me that the proceedings were replete with some very well recognized and renowned names, and that the event seemed to certainly be more expansive than last year’s.
Among the notable companies that exhibited or were represented prominently by wholesales were Guess, Coach, Gund, and Hanes, with a number other solid mid-to-large size entities present as well. As customary, the mission of ITT Licensing™ in attending a trade show was to garner as many contacts as possible on behalf of Invent-Tech inventors within the pool of exhibitors present and to briefly introduce our dynamic new product idea subscription service for manufacturers and marketers, Innovation Direct™. Customarily, it is the weeks and months that follow a trade show event where a relationship with a trade show lead can blossom, and our Innovation Direct™ program’s model allows that development to occur multiple inventions at a time.
Stay tuned to the Invent-Tech Network in the coming weeks for a summary of our follow-up efforts regarding these companies!
September 24th, 2008
Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in a report of our follow-up efforts on behalf of Invent-Tech inventors with companies met at the ASI Show Chicago 2008. We are pleased to report that the ITT Licensing™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of San Ramon, California-based Storus sent his contact at the company preliminary, non-confidential information on 7 product ideas related to storage and organization earlier Friday.
ITT Licensing™ representatives had met the manufacturer’s Director of Sales at the ASI Show Chicago 2008. He expressed an interest in receiving new product idea information from ITT Licensing™ from the onset, especially due to the fact that one of the company’s best selling products, a specialized jewelry storage case, was licensed from inventors who approached them with the concept years ago.
We are certainly hopeful that this initial batch of concepts will represent a positive start to our business relationship with this company, but only time will tell. Stay tuned to the Invent-Tech Network for any updates to this situation!
September 19th, 2008
Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an Innovation Direct™-related update. Earlier Monday, ITT welcomed yet another company into its dynamic new product subscription service for manufacturers, Innovation Direct™, by preparing and sending preliminary, non-confidential information on 10 Invent-Tech inventor product ideas in a variety of categories. The manufacturer, who boasts 5 offices worldwide and has the capability to take a concept through the full process of development according to their official website, had originally contacted ITT Licensing™ through our website several weeks ago regarding their manufacturing and prototyping services.
Once it was explained to the company representative that contacted us that the inventors that ITT represented were seeking to find companies to license their products as opposed to entering into contract manufacturing agreements, the gentleman explained that they would be very interested in also reviewing concepts in all sorts of different categories for potential licensing. As per his communication at that time, the company also manufactures and markets their own products in a variety of categories.
Accordingly, the ITT Licensing™ representative managing the situation spent some time putting together their initial Innovation Direct™ package and came up with 10 Invent-Tech inventor concepts he felt will be a very good start to the relationship with this company. We now await their impressions of the material sent and will certainly bring you the details when we do receive them, here on the Invent-Tech Network. Check in with us often!
September 15th, 2008
Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a report on our follow-up efforts on behalf of Inent-Tech inventors with another ASI Show Chicago 2008 lead. We are pleased to report that ITT has put together an Innovation Direct™ package for Washington-based MMI, a company we’d met at the late July event.
The ITT Licensing™ representative that will manage the company’s Innovation Direct™ account prepared a batch of preliminary, non-confidential information on 8 Invent-Tech inventor computer accessories from the ITT roster earlier Wednesday, and the materials have already been sent to the company contact via e-mail. As soon as we receive any feedback regarding which items from the group are of further interest we will bring you the details, here on the Invent-Tech Network. Stay tuned!
September 10th, 2008
Good day, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’ s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest Innovation Direct™-related report. Updating a situation we had most recently reported on just yesterday , we are pleased to report that we have already received a signed non-disclosure agreement in return from the Massachusetts-based Innovation Direct™ company that was the subject of that posting for the 3 Invent-Tech inventor product ideas they have further in interest in from their initial Innovation Direct™ package.
Accordingly, access to all of the detailed design information for each of the items has already been sent to the contact at the manufacturer via e-mail. We now look forward to the company’s impressions of the material and certainly hope that all of the inventions will be subjects of an advanced level of interest.
Check in frequently with the Invent-Tech Network for the latest!
September 4th, 2008
Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, back once more with another Innovation Direct™-related update. Earlier Wednesday, the ITT Licensing™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of a Massachusetts-based company that we had originally met at July’s ASI Show Chicago 2008 received an e-mail from the company’s chief operating officer informing him that 3 Invent-Tech inventor product ideas from the initial batch he had been sent were subjects of further interest.
When we had originally sent them the batch of product concepts in late August, our contacts at the company had informed us that they would be providing us with their impressions of the preliminary, non-confidential information on the 12 product ideas sent as soon as they possibly could. We were pleased to see that they complied with their promise rather quickly, and have already sent them a non-disclosure that encompasses all 3 of the concepts they specified via e-mail for signature. Once that is received in return, ITT Licensing™ will be able to provide them access to all of the detailed design information available on each of the inventions.
Stay tuned to the Invent-Tech Network for all updates!
September 3rd, 2008