Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a quick but important update to a situation we’d reported about in an entry  yesterday(“Licensing Direct™ inventor’s industrial accessory subject of interest from Israeli product development outfit; non-disclosure agreement sent…“). Earlier Tuesday, Licensing Direct™ received a signed non-disclosure agreement from an Israeli product development firm for the industrial accessory that was the subject of that posting.

Consequently, access to all of the detailed design information available on the product idea has already been sent to the company contact, who is one of its principals. We are certainly hopeful of receiving prompt feedback to the material and will alert you when we do, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Make us a daily stop!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming back in with a quick update on a trio of inventions we’d last reported on in a January 12th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends information on 3 pool accessories to West Coast-based industry partner…“). Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of our West Coast-based industry partner requested and received an update from him on the status of the 3 pool accessories that were the subjects of that entry.

As per Tuesday’s e-mail reply from our industry partner, the manufacturer that he had presented the invention information did not have any further interest in the three items. Naturally, we continue our efforts to eventually achieve licensing success with these product ideas through other avenues.

Check in often to the Licensing Direct™ Blog for the latest news!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest update. Earlier Monday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of our West Coast-based industry partner received a phone call from him in which he provided his feedback on the detailed information he’d received on 6 barbecue-related product ideas from our roster.

As per the conversation earlier Monday, none of the items were dynamic enough in our industry partner’s eyes to warrant him submitting them to the company requesting the products from him. Our industry partner went on to emphasize that all of the companies he’s dealing with are very focused on products that have a very eye-catching “wow” factor to them.

We will certainly keep our eyes open for any other barbecue items on our roster that might possess these qualities and will certainly send any that we find our industry partner’s way. Stay tuned for the latest!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with the new week’s first update. Earlier Monday, Licensing Direct™ received an e-mail from the inventor of an industrial accessory on our roster in which he forwarded an exchange of correspondence he’d had with one of the principals of an Israeli product development company. In those e-mails, the company contact expressed an interest in receiving access to detailed design information about the inventor’s concept after having reviewed preliminary, non-confidential material about it.

Accordingly, the Licensing Direct™ representative taking reign over the situation has already prepared and e-mailed a non-disclosure agreement to the representative, along with an explanation of what information they’ll be able to review on the invention after the guarantee of confidentiality has been executed.

We are certainly hopeful of receiving the NDA in return from this company in prompt fashion and sharing access to all of the detailed design information available. Join us here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog for any future updates!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in one final time regarding a busy Friday. Earlier in the day, the Licensing Direct™ representative that has been managing the long-standing advanced level of interest displayed by a Florida-based manufacturer in a bedding accessory from our roster sent an e-mail to the company’s president regarding the possibility of a conference call in the near future with the inventor in order to receive the potential licensee’s latest update. We had most recently reported on this ongoing situation in a March 17th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives brief response from Florida-based manufacturer regarding comforter accessory; more information promised soon…“).

We are pleased to report that our colleague did receive a rather prompt reply to his correspondence, in which the president of the company informed him that he felt he would contact him early next week in order to set up a date and time for the conversation later into the week. Based on the prior conference call, we expect the manufacturer to basically have firm idea of how much the production costs for the item would be and therefore, be able to provide a strong indication of whether or not they would be interested in licensing the product.

We will certainly continue updating you on this situation here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Join us next week!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back in the saddle once more with an update. Earlier Friday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of our often mentioned West Coast-based industry partner prepared and sent him a group consisting of 6 barbecue-related inventions for review. This was pursuant to a request that a Canada-based manufacturer he does business with had made of him recently, a fact that we’d reported on within an entry just yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives latest update from West Coast-based industry partner regarding licensing agreement for pool accessory; company also seeking new category of inventions…“).

As we’d explained in that posting, the company is the same one that has been expressing an advanced level of interest in a pool accessory from our roster and that is expected to sign a licensing agreement for it very soon. We are hopeful that some of the items from the batch we have just sent will be the recipient of the same level of interest, but only time will tell.

Check in with us often on the Licensing Direct™ Blog for the latest news!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back once again with another update. Earlier Friday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of a California-based automotive products manufacturer sent the company president an e-mail request for an update regarding their continued evaluation of the one invention from their latest Innovation Direct™ package that they’d taken an advanced level of interest in. We had most recently reported on this situation in February 27th entry (“Update: Licensing Direct™ requests, receives feedback from California-based automotive products manufacturer regarding latest Innovation Direct™ package; one invention from group subject of advanced level of interest…“).

As we’d explained in that posting, the president of the company had requested additional time in which to discuss the concept with his chief engineer, as it appeared to be a rather complex invention. With exactly one month having passed since that point, our aforementioned colleague felt it would be prudent to request an update.

As per an e-mail reply received from the manufacturer late Friday afternoon, the company president himself is curious to know where his engineers are with the review of the product idea, and had coincidentally just sent an e-mail inquiring about the matter earlier in the day. He went on to emphasize that he would pass along any reply he received as soon as he had it in hand.

We continue to hold out hope that this company’s interest will blossom into something more advanced and will certainly bring you the details of any significant developments, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Stop 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 March 25th posting (“Licensing Direct™ attempts follow-up with Georgia-based licensee of Power Pull Bar invention…“). Earlier Friday, the president of the Georgia-based licensee of a hardware accessory from our roster, the Power Pull Bar, replied to the request we had made of him for an update on the attempted commercialization of the product.

As per the correspondence received, the company apparently manufactured 50 units of the invention and left several of the units with flooring installers, who represent the market that the product targets. However, to date, no sales of any kind have occurred.

There is still a chance the concept will begin to generate some interest, but only time will tell. Any and all future updates regarding the product will certainly be found right 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 back in with our latest report. Earlier Thursday, Licensing Direct™ requested and subsequently received an update from the California-based licensee of a personal safety product targeted to the hardware, construction, and manual labor industries by the name of the IDDO Back Support. The manufacturer, which specializes in the manufacture and marketing of a variety of hardware and tool accessories, had signed a licensing agreement for the invention back in August 2005.

The company had kept in touch with us for about a year and a half after that point, with our last contact with them coming in the spring of 2007. At that time, they had explained that they had some safety concerns as it related to consumer use of the product and that they would be getting back to us shortly thereafter with more information. Subsequent follow-up attempts by Licensing Direct™ proved unsuccessful, so it was determined that the time was right to once again request an update.

We are pleased to report that we did receive a rather prompt reply from the company president, who explained that while they had not given up on commercializing the invention, they were still working on redesigns to address safety concerns, even after all this time. The correspondence also went on to emphasize that because of the current economic climate, they are not even going to attempt to launch any new products at this time but will continue to work behind the scenes to eventually bring it to market.

Join us here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog for any and all updates to this situation!

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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’d last reported on in a March 18th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ facilitates conference call with inventor of fitness accessory and Las Vegas-based Innovation Direct™ infomercial company…“). Earlier Thursday afternoon, Licensing Direct™ received a copy of an e-mail that the inventor of the fitness accessory that was the subject of that entry had also sent to the Las Vegas-based infomercial company that has displayed an advanced level of interest in his concept. The correspondence mainly consisted of the more detailed product description and benefits/features breakdown the manufacturer had requested in the conference call that took place on March 18th.

The inventor did provide a good overview of the invention’s potential benefits and also included a graphic that highlighted the muscles of the body his product targets. One suggestion that our colleague replied to the inventor with was that he provide further detailed explanation of the particular muscle growth stimulus that the product’s unique range of motion would invoke.

We now await the potential licensee’s response to the information provided and will certainly bring you further details on that as warranted, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in frequently!

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