After reviewing submissions from over a year ago, and reviewing re-submitted ideas after the Housewares Show in Chicago, this North American manufacturer has expressed interest in two products conceived by United Patent Research (UPR) clients – inventors Joanne B.’s Comfy Sole and Guy H.’s Hot Solder Dispenser. UPR is in the process of getting Universal Licensing (UL) extensions in place as well as searching for additional invention information for this “As Seen on TV” company. We are very pleased that this company has requested that UPR send them additional new inventions for review. We feel that both of the products that this company has shown initial interest in will take a strong hold in the “As Seen on TV” market. The real test, however, will be how this company responds to new invention submissions and how the buying public will respond.

United Patent Research (UPR) had a meeting with an “As Seen on TV” company that has had a relationship with UPR for the last several years. Pre-Non Disclosure Agreements (Pre-NDA’s) have been signed, and we are in the process of putting together a new package of material for the company’s review. Because they are in the process of launching a new product, we are going to submit to them a few hand-picked items that we feel will be of interest. After we met with three members of their team, we felt very confident that we are going to have a continual flow of products submitted to their office for review.

At the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a pet company that deals with disposable items that are geared for the household. After discussion, they were very interested to see our selection of pet items which we will be submitting for review. We look forward to their feedback and feel that we have some pet products that might be good additions to their product line.

Surprisingly, at the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) was able to sit down with a medical company that we have a long-standing relationship with. We knew in advance that that company was going to be there residing in another company’s booth. Therefore, we were able to bring a selection of medical products for direct presentation as well as all of our products in a non-proprietary format for review. During our brief meeting, the president of this North American medical company expressed interest in Shawn H.’s Oral Orbital Tool. This product will be presented at the medical company’s next review meeting. Since we have pre-Non Disclosure Agreements in place with this company, UPR is in the process of putting together a package of additional products that we feel will receive interest at future review meetings. As noted above, we have great hopes that this medical products company will show interest in several inventions conceived by our clients.

United Patent Research (UPR) met with a major North American manufacturer that specializes in innovative kitchen accessories and gadgets. Because of their unique designs and innovative technology, this company is always looking for cutting edge products – they have always felt pressured to come up with the next hot item. UPR was fortunate enough to meet with one of their managing directors recently. During that discussion, we got to view a variety of the products that they carry to give us some insight as to what may interest them in the future. We have been researching our catalog of invention ideas in order to find inventions that we feel will be appropriate for this company’s market niche. At the show, we discussed the advantages of getting pre-Non Disclosure Agreements (pre-NDAs) signed which would enable us to provide invention submissions on a regular basis. We expect to reach out to this company shortly in order to start discussions so we can build a long-term relationship. We feel this company has the potential of licensing numerous products conceived by inventors working with our company.

At the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a smaller manufacturer which initially offered a limited selection of products but has grown very quickly in the last few years. They have been very successful in developing carrying devices for use in the home, especially in the kitchen. Currently, they are very interested in all types of products to expand their present product line. Because of their size, they are not prepared to enter a pre-Non Disclosure Agreement (pre-NDA) but we are looking forward to providing them with non-proprietary information to initiate the signing of an NDA for each invention which interests them.

At the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a manufacturer that has products in a very narrow market niche dealing with barware. We feel that it’s possible to have a pre-Non Disclosure Agreement (pre-NDA) in place, but working with such a narrow niche, we feel that we can easily provide information regarding all the products we have in this very narrow category. It is exciting to deal with a company with such a narrow niche because the company can usually make very quick decisions since they know exactly what they are looking for. We hope to be speaking with the President of this company in the very near future in order to put together a game plan concerning the best course of action. We are also very impressed with the current products they have on the market because of the ingenuity it took to develop these unique products.