A child safety invention, Kid Safe, has received interest from a North American manufacturer that United Patent Research (UPR) has had a relationship with over the last several years. We will also be presenting quite a number of other products to this company for their review and consideration. Kid Safe received manufacturer interest because the inventor, with UPR’s assistance, utilized Universal Licensing’s transmittal kit program. We hope to get a favorable response for David B’s product, Kid Safe, as well as for the other products we will be presenting to this manufacturer.

In February, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a toy manufacturer at the Toy Fair that signed a pre-Non Disclosure Agreement (pre-NDA) at the event. In addition to submitting all of UPR’s toy products to this company for review, we became aware that this company has its marketing tentacles in other fields, especially hardware. After reviewing their website, UPR selected a handful of products that we felt would present this manufacturer with innovative new product conceptions that would fit their market niche perfectly. Just in the first batch, there were two products which inspired great interest from this company – Kenneth S.’s EZ Caulking Gun and Roger M.’s Screw Guide. Recently, UPR called Hong Kong to speak with the President of the company who oversees all the licensing. There were discussions about taking one of these products and presenting it to major hardware retailers in Asia as well as in Europe. UPR will be in contact with Universal Licensing, our licensing affiliate, to bring them up to speed. We will be ready to pass the ball over to Universal Licensing at the appropriate time for them to continue the negotiations. UPR will continue to be in contact with this interested manufacturer and make sure that all relevant documents are signed.

At the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) sat down with a North American manufacturer for the second time in 3 years. UPR is in the process of putting together a list of inventions that we feel will be of interest to this North American manufacturer that specializes in quality household cleaning products. We are hoping that after we make that submission they will respond positively and licensing negotiations with Universal Licensing can begin.

This year Don B., inventor of Toolie Toys, received interest from companies because of his participation in Universal Licensing’s transmittal kit program. There were three interested manufacturers that already had signed non-disclosure agreements with Universal Licensing. Previously, Universal Licensing provided each of these companies with a unique password to enter the “backroom” of Universal Licensing’s website to review detailed proprietary information regarding Don B.’s product. This was also a direct result of United Patent Research providing the inventor with the names of companies that he could use when participating in Universal Licensing’s marketing program. It was a combination of both trade show exposure and Universal Licensing’s input. Currently, we are patiently waiting to see if serious manufacturer interest develops for Toolie Toys as it is a very entertaining and educational toy. We hope this product will be generating additional interest as we present this idea at future trade shows.

At the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with the Vice President of Development for a Midwest manufacturer who is looking for products in storage, sorters, packs and racks. We are in the process of discussing what would be the best method to submit ideas to this company. We will first make sure that all appropriate non-disclosure agreements are in place before going any further. This company also has a presence overseas which is a market UPR would like to be a part of.

At the International Home and Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a representative whose company specializes in drinkware. UPR believes that even though this company’s market niche is extremely narrow, we have quite a few products that may be of interest to them. This company has been extremely successful in creating very unique and innovative ideas related to drinkware, and because of these successful innovations they have been able to keep their market niche strictly with drinkware. How many of us, every day, will use drinkware in our car, home, office, school, etc.? The innovative spirit that exists in every inventor always urges them to “come up with a better mousetrap”. We are hoping that this company will continue to review our drinkware products in the years to come.