Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in with a quick update. Earlier Tuesday, Licensing Direct™ sent our often-mentioned West Coast-based industry partner information on a lawn and garden accessory and a household item that he’d considered previously, but that we felt warranted a second look on his part.

The decision to re-send the information was prompted in part by a recent request that our industry partner had received for products that could be folded or collapsed when not in use. With these inventions having those characteristics, the Licensing Direct™ representative that manages our partner’s Innovation Direct™ account felt it would be prudent to have him refresh his memory with regards to the aforementioned two concepts.

We’re pleased to report that later in the day Tuesday, our industry partner replied and informed us that one of the companies he deals with is indeed intrigued by the potential of the lawn and garden product and would like to do further research on it over the next several weeks. The company may also be very interested in looking at other Licensing Direct™ inventor product ideas through our industry partner in the future.

We are enthused by what could be the initiation of a strong interest and will keep you posted on any developments, 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 an update on a situation we had just reported on in a September 26th entry (“Update: International Technology Transfer receives feedback from New York-based consumer products company regarding latest Innovation Direct™ package; non-disclosure agreement signed, detailed design information sent on 2 product ideas…“). We are very pleased to announce that exclusive developmental licensing agreements will be signed for the two inventions that the company that was the subject of that posting had taken an advanced level of interest in.

The postive news was confirmed earlier Monday via e-mail, when the company expressed an interest in presenting materials on both inventions at their new product review committee meeting next month. Incidentally, one of the inventions is a personal comfort accessory, while the other is a household cleaning item that also offers considerable functionality in a variety of other settings.

Naturally, we will continue keeping you updated every step of the way on this developing situation, here on the Licensing Direct™  Blog. Check in often for the latest!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™ ’s Director of Product Licensing, back yet again with more positive news regarding Licensing Direct™ inventor product ideas. Earlier Friday afternoon, our contact at a New York-based consumer products company that is part of our Innovation Direct™ program provided feedback on which inventions were subjects of further interest from their latest package of innovations. As per the e-mail received, 2 out of the 10 items in the batch piqued their interest sufficiently to warrant the signing of a non-disclosure agreement. We reported on the preparation and sending of the Innovation Direct™ package to this company in a September 19th entry (“Update: International Technology Transfer sends 10 invention Innovation Direct™ package to New York-based consumer products company…“).

After receiving their request for more detailed information, the Licensing Direct™  representative managing the company’s Innovation Direct™ account promptly prepared and sent his contact a copy of their Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement that encompassed the two inventions. The document was received in return late Friday afternoon, and access to all of the detailed design information available for the two concepts was already sent in response.

We are certainly enthused by this development and expect more positive news early in the week next week. Check in to the Licensing Direct™  Blog often for the latest!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update on a situation we had just reported on in a September 22nd entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ prepares, sends 15 invention Innovation Direct™ package to ASI Show Chicago 2008 lead…“). Earlier Friday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of the company that was the subject of that posting received a response to a request for an update he’d made of his contact.

As per the e-mail received Friday afternoon, the company will opt to pass on delving any further into the 15 Licensing Direct™ inventor product ideas that made up the initial Innovation Direct™ package. In a subsequent phone call however, the contact did provide the aforementioned Licensing Direct™ representative further details on what type of inventions to hone in on for the next batch of items.

As our relationship with this ASI Show Chicago 2008 lead continues to evolve we will bring you the details, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back frequently!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a very positive update on a situation we had reported on just yesterday (“Licensing Direct™ receives signed Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement regarding cleaning accessory from New York-based consumer products company; access to detailed design information sent…“). We are pleased to report that we have secured an exclusive developmental licensing agreement with the New York-based company that had been the subject of that entry for a cleaning accessory that they had just received detailed design information about.

Now that the agreement has been fully executed, the inventor will be sending the manufacturer a demonstration DVD of his prototype, which our contacts at the company will in turn present to their review committee at the next meeting they have to discuss potential new products. We are certainly enthused by what amounts to an extremely significant step for this invention, and will continue to keep you updated on any developments here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog.

Check in frequently for all the news from the licensing leader, Licensing Direct™ !

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in with an update on a cleaning accessory from the Licensing Direct™ roster. Earlier Thursday, Licensing Direct™ received a fully executed Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement from the inventor of a cleaning accessory that we represent. The inventor and the Director of Merchandising of a New York-based consumer products company that also happens to be in our Innovation Direct™ program has both signed the document and as a result, access to the detailed design information on the invention has already been sent to the manufacturer via e-mail. Incidentally, we had most recently reported on this company in a September 19th entry, in which we had reported on the preparation and sending of their latest Innovation Direct™ package (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends 10 invention Innovation Direct™ package to New York-based consumer products company…“)..

This current situation was initiated by the inventor, who had made contact with the company via e-mail and had already provided them with the preliminary, non-confidential information available on his concept. The manufacturer had been sufficiently interested in what he reviewed in that material to agree to execute the confidentiality agreement, hence today’s developments.

We will keep you posted as this matter evolves further, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Stop in to this space often!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update on a Massachusetts-based Innovation Direct™ company that we had originally met at the ASI Show Chicago 2008 in July, and that we had most recently reported on in a September 4th entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives signed non-disclosure agreement from Massachusetts-based Innovation Direct™ company; access to detailed design information sent…“). Earlier Thursday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of the company that was the subject of that entry received word from its Chief Executive Officer that his company’s confidential review board will apparently be evaluating the 3 items that they retained an interest in from the initial batch we sent them.

In fact, our contact requested we re-send them the information on one of the inventions as soon as possible because the aforementioned meeting was supposed to transpire before the end of the business day today. Therefore, we are certainly hopeful of receiving some detailed feedback within the next few hours. If and when we do hear any details we will bring them to you, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back frequently!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a quick update regarding interest being displayed in yet another Licensing Direct™ inventor product idea by a manufacturer. On this occasion, the invention is a specialized paint accessory and the company that it has caught the eye of is an Ohio-based outfit that according to their official website, has been in business for 88 years and is one of the largest, independent industrial coatings manufacturers and distributors in the U.S.

The company became interested in the invention after having recently received preliminary, non-confidential information about it. As customary, Licensing Direct™ has already sent a non-disclosure agreement to the manufacturer. If and when this signed guarantee of confidentiality is returned, Licensing Direct™ will provide the company with access to all of the detailed design information available for the concept. Naturally, we will continue to update you on any developments with this situation, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog.

Join us frequently for the latest!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back with our latest update. Earlier Monday, Licensing Direct™ sent preliminary, non-confidential information about a shovel invention from our roster to the Director of Engineering of an Indiana-based company specializing in the manufacture and marketing of such products. The company had been a fellow exhibitor of Licensing Direct™ at the National Hardware Show 2008 back in May, and had recently been identified by an Licensing Direct™ representative as a potentially good candidate for the aforementioned invention.

Before sending the materials, the Licensing Direct™ representative placed a call to the company and explained his purpose for contacting them. After being transferred to the company’s Director of Engineering for further details on their idea submission policies, the Licensing Direct™ representative was able to confirm that the company would be willing to review preliminary details on the product concept and would consider signing the accompanying non-disclosure agreement if the material they looked over piqued their interest sufficiently.

With a distribution network that according to the company’s official website includes a host of retail stores, catalogs, and e-commerce outlets, Licensing Direct™ is certainly intrigued by the potential for success that may exist. Check back frequently for any and all updates to this developing situation!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest Innovation Direct™-related update. Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of our often mentioned West Coast-based industry partner sent preliminary, non-confidential information on 97 inventions from the Licensing Direct™ roster to him in a wide cross-section of categories. The girth of the batch of invention information was due to an effort to provide our industry partner, who has multiple one-on-one relationships with several prominent consumer products companies in particular, a look at as many new concepts as possible at one time.

As has been the norm with our industry partner, he provided extremely prompt feedback regarding which items from the group warranted further attention from him. In all, he wittled down his interest to 5 product ideas, and since a permanent non-disclosure agreement is already on file, the aforementioned Licensing Direct™ representative was able to send him access to the detailed design information on each one immediately.

We are looking forward to the next step in the process, which will be his impressions on the detailed materials. As soon as we have further feedback, which we strongly expect to be sometime tomorrow, we will bring it to you here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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