Greetings, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update on a situation we’d just reported about in a May 26th posting (“Licensing Direct™ receives request for personal medical accessories from West Coast-based industry partner; searches through database to begin tomorrow…“). Earlier Friday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of our West Coast-based industry partner continued his searches through the database for inventions that would fit our partner’s latest request. As we’d explained in the aforementioned entry, our industry colleague had asked that we send him consumer-based medical accessories that could conceivably be made from plastic.

Our representative has already identified 4 concepts from our roster that appear to fit the specified criteria, and he will continue to look through additional concepts before sending off the Innovation Direct™ package on Monday. Check in with the Licensing Direct™ Blog for the latest updates regarding this ongoing situation!

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Good evening, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in with an update on another situation we’d just reported about in an entry yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives signed non-disclosure agreement for 5 inventions from Northern Response International Limited; issue taken with modification from manufacturer, matter pending…“). Earlier Thursday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Canadian infomerical company Northern Response International Limited was able to reach a resolution with his contact at the company regarding a modification that had been made to our non-disclosure agreement.

Accordingly, the manufacturer has already been sent access to all of the detailed design information on the 5 inventions encompassed by the confidentiality document. Included in this material was the virtual reality presentation that was available for one of the product ideas in the group. We are hopeful of receiving prompt feedback from Northern Response and will provide full details when we do, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back in frequently!

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Good evening, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back once more with a report. Late Thursday afternoon, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Pennsylvania-based ARG Manufacturing, Inc. sent his contact at the company an e-mail requesting feedback on the 3 inventions from their initial Innovation Direct™ package that they’d received detailed design information on. We’d most recently reported on this situation in a May 19th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends follow-up e-mail to ARG Manufacturing, Inc. regarding 3 inventions under review…“).

We have not received a reply to the follow-up attempt memorialized in that entry, hence today’s correspondence. We will continue to monitor this situation closely and will keep you abreast of all developments, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back 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’d just reported on yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives feedback from Fitness Quest on latest Innovation Direct™ package; 6 inventions of further interest, non-disclosure agreements sent…“). Earlier Thursday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Fitness Quest, Inc. received signed copies of non-disclosure agreements for the 6 product ideas that were the subject of that posting.

Accordingly, access to all of the detailed design information available, including a virtual reality presentation that had been prepared for one of the concepts from the group, was sent to the company representative. We are hopeful of receiving prompt feedback from Fitness Quest and will bring you all the pertinent details when we do, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back often!

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Good evening, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in with a quick update on one of today’s earlier entries (“Licensing Direct™ sends follow-up e-mails to 3 companies met personally at National Hardware Show 2009; response from Telebrands already received…“). Late Thursday afternoon, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Telebrands, Inc. sent preliminary, non-confidential information on a kitchen accessory to his contact to officially initiate the infomercial giant’s involvement in the program.

As we’d explained in the aforementioned posting, the company representative had requested that we send information on only one concept at a time, so as to allow them to devote proper attention to the invention. We are hopeful that this will also allow Telebrands to provide us with prompt feedback and will certainly provide you all future relevant updates, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Make our space a frequent stop!

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Good evening, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back once more with an update. Earlier Wednesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of New Jersey-based Full Circle Home sent a follow-up  e-mail to his contact at the company regarding correspondence he’d sent him earlier this month. We’d last reported on this company in a May 13th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives communication from Innovation Direct™ company Full Circle Home; requested information already provided…“).

As we’d explained in that entry, Full Circle had been sent preliminary, non-confidential information on 12 inventions in their initial Innovation Direct™ package. In response to two follow-up e-mails that our aforementioned colleague had sent him, the company representative had responded by requesting that our royalty and licensing policies be defined. As explained in that May 13th entry, our colleague had complied with that request promptly but as of this date, had yet to hear back from the manufacturer.

We are hopeful that this latest attempt to obtain an update will provoke a response and will certainly alert you if it does, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back in often!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back once more with a National Hardware Show 2009-related update. Earlier Wednesday, Licensing Direct™ sent follow-up e-mails to 3 of the companies met at the National Hardware Show 2009 by our trade show representatives and by mid-afternoon, had already received one response.

That reply came from infomercial giant Telebrands, Inc., who expressed immediate interest in reviewing concepts from our roster. We had reported on our trade show representative’s meeting with Telebrands representatives in a May 7th entry from the show (“Licensing Direct™ meets with 2 infomercial giants as National Hardware Show 2009 comes to a close…“). As per further e-mails that were exchanged on the afternoon, the manufacturer prefers to review only one invention at a time, and is somewhat selective when it comes to signing non-disclosure agreements. Therefore, it was agreed by both parties that the process would be initiated with our company sending Telebrands preliminary, non-confidential information on the first product idea by day’s end.

Stay tuned to the Licensing Direct™ Blog for all future updates regarding this company!

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Good evening, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in with an update on Canadian infomerical giant Northern Response International Limited. Earlier Wednesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the company’s Innovation Direct™ account received the signed non-disclosure agreement for the 5 inventions that they had selected from their first Innovation Direct™ package as being of further interest. We had most recently reported on this company in a May 21st posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends follow-up e-mail to Northern Response International Limited regarding pending NDA; document expected to be returned early next week…“).

However, a modification apparently made by Northern Response’s legal department will temporarily put a halt to our usual process of being able to disseminate access to the detailed design information on the product ideas encompassed by the NDA. A clause that is significantly important to the confidentiality agreement had been struck altogether by the company, an action that our aforementioned colleague countered by rewording the clause to eliminate some of the concerns the company had about it and resending it.

Our colleague’s contact at Northern Response shortly therafter by letting him know that he was passing along the information to his legal department, from which he expected an answer shortly. Naturally, we will continue to provide any and all updates regarding this situation, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Good evening, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back once again with an update on a situation we’d just reported on yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives preliminary update from Fitness Quest regarding latest Innovation Direct™ package…“). Earlier Wednesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Ohio-based Fitness Quest received an e-mail from his contact at the firm concerning their feedback on the preliminary, non-confidential information they’d received on 10 inventions in their latest Innovation Direct™ package.

As per the correspondence received, Fitness Quest retains an interest in learning more about 6 of the 10 product ideas in the batch. Accordingly, our aforementioned colleague has already executed a version of Fitness Quest’s non-disclosure agreement for each of the concepts and has faxed them back to the company contact for their signature. Once the document is fully executed, we will be able to grant the manufacturer access to all of the detailed design information available for each concept covered by the NDAs.

The inventions selected were a cross-section of fitness, fishing, and pet items from the group. We will continue to report on all developments regarding the evaluation of these inventions, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Join us often!

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Greetings, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in one final time regarding a busy Tuesday. Over the holiday weekend, we received our first response to our Innovation Direct™ post-National Hardware Show 2009 e-mail campaign conducted this past Friday. The reply came from New York-based Chapin International, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of all types of sprayers for a variety of uses, and a licensee of several major brands, including Stanely, Spectracide, and Thompson’s Water Seal.

The brief e-mail correspondence was sent by a member of the company’s customer service department, who also provided the name and contact information for one of the firm’s principals for the purpose of further dialogue. Accordingly, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the manufacturer’s response sent an e-mail reply to both the customer service representative and the executive that was referenced, thanking them for their interest and informing them that we would welcome further communication from them regarding our Innovation Direct™ program.

We will continue to monitor this situation closely and will provide updates as warranted, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in frequently!

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