Good afternoon, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a report regarding our follow-up efforts with leads met at the ASI Show Chicago 2008. Licensing Direct™ representatives have continued their practice of sending initial acknowledgement e-mails to some of the companies met during the event, which took place July 23rd and 24th at the McCormick Place in Chicago.

The latest correspondences sent were to Moorpark, California-based Picnic Time, which we had reported on but not identified by name in one of our July 23rd entries (“Early afternoon proves fruitful for Licensing Direct™ during Day 1 of ASI Show Chicago 2008…“); Wheat Ridge, Colorado-based Birdie Ball, a golf accessories company, and Keene, New Hampshire-headquartered Ready 4 Kits, which manufactures and distributes sports and safety kits also were on the receiving end of communications from Licensing Direct™. Both of those companies were initially reported on in a July 24th entry (“Licensing Direct™ closes out ASI Show Chicago 2008 with more notable leads…“).

We will soon be putting together Innovation Direct™ packages for these companies and will bring you all updates relevant to these developing relationships, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Good afternoon, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update on a situation we had reported on just yesterday (“New York-based manufacturer demonstrating preliminary interest in Licensing Direct™ inventor’s baby product; invitation for Innovation Direct™ extended to company…“). We are pleased to report that the company that was the subject of that entry has accepted Licensing Direct™’s invitation that they join Innovation Direct™, our dynamic new product idea information subscription service for manufacturers, marketers, and distributors.

Accordingly, the Licensing Direct™ representative that will be managing their account will begin searches through the Licensing Direct™ database as soon as possible in order to put together an initial batch of invention information for their review. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, the company is actually an umbrella firm that manages several other entities that manufacture and market items in the baby, children’s furniture and decor, and specialized storage industries, just to name a few.

Any and all updates regarding our evolving relationship with this company will be found right here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog!

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Good afternoon, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with another Innovation Direct™-related report. Updating a situation we had most recently reported on in a July 17th entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends 10 invention Innovation Direct™ package to Massachusetts-based construction products manufacturer…“), the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of a Massachusetts-based construction products manufacturer has sent a follow-up e-mail to the company contact regarding the preliminary, non-confidential information they were sent on 10 inventions in their most recent Innovation Direct™ package.

We are hopeful of receiving a reply in timely fashion and will provide an update at that point here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in frequently!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our first Thursday update. The Licensing Direct™ representative that manages the Innovation Direct™ account of a Texas-based infomercial company has sent a second follow-up e-mail to the contact the company in an attempt to obtain his feedback on the detailed design information on 3 inventions from the Licensing Direct™ roster that he was provided access to in late June. We had most recently reported on this situation within a July 8th entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ kicks off Tuesday with an Innovation Direct™ follow-up frenzy…“).

We hope to receive a reply with this most recent attempt, but only time will tell. Join us frequently here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog for more news!

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Good afternoon once again, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in once again with a report on yet another Licensing Direct™ inventor product idea garnering interest from a manufacturer. On this occasion the subject of a request for additional information is a baby safety accessory that incorporates electronics into its design and functionality. A New York-based firm that has been in business for 35 years according to their official website is the interested party, and their New Product Development Coordinator, who authored the e-mail requesting more information, has already been sent a non-disclosure agreement for signature.

As customary, Licensing Direct™ will send the company access to all of the detailed design information available for the invention once the signed guarantee of confidentiality is in hand. The company, which consists of numerous entities under a large umbrella firm, also is involved in both the manufacture and distribution of handbags, multiple use storage bags and cases, and children’s decor and furniture. As such, the Licensing Direct™ representative who sent the non-disclosure agreement to the contact at the company also extended an invitation for them to become a part of Innovation Direct™ , Licensing Direct™’s dynamic new product idea subscription service for manufacturers, marketers, and distributors.

We are certainly excited about the possibilities this company offers for both the individual invention that is the subject of the posting and a multitude of others on our roster that may be the subject of their review through Innovation Direct™ in the future. Naturally, we will keep you updated on all matters related to this situation, here on the ITT Blog. Check in often!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest update. Earlier Wednesday, Licensing Direct™ sent an e-mail requesting an update to the principal of the Florida-based company that licensed an apparel product from our roster back in early March. We had reported on the signing of the licensing agreement back in a March 10th entry (“Patience pays off in licensing agreement for Licensing Direct™ inventor’s apparel product…“).

As we’d explained in that posting, the company had specified that they would still have development work to perform on the invention before having it ready to go out to market. With that in mind and a couple of months having passed since the inventor last had dialogue with the manufacturer, the Licensing Direct™ representative that has been managing the situation since the onset felt it would be prudent to request the latest from the licensee.

When we receive an update we will certainly pass it along, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Stay tuned!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update regarding a food packaging invention from the Licensing Direct™ roster. On June 26th, Licensing Direct™ had received an indication of initial interest in the product idea from a Michigan-based company and had promptly sent the gentleman who’d identified himself as a contact a non-disclosure agreement for signature. As we’ve emphasized many times on the Licensing Direct™ Blog, a signed guarantee of confidentiality is necessary before any detailed design information on Licensing Direct™ inventor concepts is divulged.

With over a month having passed since the agreement was sent, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the situation sent a follow-up letter and second copy of the NDA to the company. Often, this step serves to prompt the manufacturer into action and we certainly hope that this will be the case in this particular situation.

If and when any forward progress is made with this situation we will bring you the details, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Good afternoon, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our first update for a Wednesday. Following up on a situation we initially reported on in a June 25th entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives signed non-disclosure agreement from California-based manufacturer for lighting accessory; access to detailed design information sent…“), Licensing Direct™ has sent a follow-up letter to the California-based company that was the subject of that posting and had been sent access to detailed design information on a lighting accessory from the Licensing Direct™ roster after they’d signed a non-disclosure agreement.

With an entire month having passed since the materials were e-mailed to the company contact, it was certainly time to send a subsequent communication in an attempt to elicit a response. If and when we do receive feedback we will certainly bring you the details, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with another report of an Licensing Direct™ inventor product idea receiving interest. Earlier Tuesday, Licensing Direct™ received a request for more information on a household product from our roster. The indication of interest emanated from a New York-based manufacturer and as is the protocol for such situations, a non-disclosure agreement was immediately sent to the manufacturer for signature.

If and when a guarantee of confidentiality is in place, Licensing Direct™ will provide the company with access to all of the detailed design information available on the invention.Join us here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog for all updates to this situation!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a quick update regarding a situation we had last reported on in an April 28th entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives update from inventor regarding manufacturer’s interest in his product…“). As we’d explained in that posting, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer that had been reviewing the detailed design information on a medical accessory from the Licensing Direct™ roster had developed specific questions about the product’s functionality and spoken with the inventor about them over the telephone. At the point of the aforementioned posting, the company had informed the inventor that the current design of his concept was too costly to produce, but that a modified version might prove more palatable.

Once the inventor had conceptualized the changes he thought would work well, he requested that Licensing Direct™ facilitate the creation of a new digital depiction of his product to eventually present to the company. This process was completed late Monday and forwarded to the inventor for review. Earlier Tuesday, the inventor informed Licensing Direct™ via e-mail that the new digital rendition was satisfactory.

Therefore, the new image will be sent to the company contact before the week is over. We are certainly hopeful the material will reignite the manufacturer’s interest, but only time will tell. Join us on the Licensing Direct™ Blog to stay on top of all developments with this situation!

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