Calling All Inventors....

Are you a member of one of these Inventor Clubs?

During the month of September TeleBrands, The UIA, Innovators Warehouse and the Inventor’s Council of Cincinnati will be conducting the first ever product search exclusively for Inventor Clubs.

All members of these clubs can submit ASOTV product ideas through their clubs to TeleBrands! - The largest ASOTV Company in the world. But you have to be a member of one of these inventor clubs. So if you are a member contact your club president for all the details , and if you are not a member contact the club in your area and find out how you can become a member and take your shot at getting your invention on TV!

If you are one of the lucky 25 submissions selected by Telebrands, you will have the opportunity to travel to Cincinnati Ohio on October 11th and demonstrate your invention in person to AJ Khubani and his staff.

If AJ and his staff like what they see, they could offer you a contract to put your invention on TV at NO COST TO YOU! They take 100% of the risk.

Pennsylvania Inventors Assn.
2317 East 43rd St.
Erie, PA 16510
(814) 825-5820
http://www.painvent.org/


Inventors Council of Cincinnati
Jackie Diaz
PO Box 42103
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
(513) 898-2110 x4
Inventorscouncil@inventcinci.org
http://www.inventcincy.org/


Canton Inventors Association
Frank Fleischer
303 55th Street NW
North Canton, OH 44720
(330) 499-1262
http://www.cantoninventorsassociation.org/


Inventors Connection of Greater Cleveland
Don Bergquist secretary 440-941-6567
P.O.. Box 360804
Strongsville, OH 44136
icgc@aol.com
Sal Mancuso- VP (330) 273-5381
salmancuso@roadrunner.com


Inventors Council of Dayton
Stephen W. Frey
Wright Brothers Station
PO Box 611
Dayton, OH 45409-0611
(937) 256-9698
geopierce@earthlink.net
daytoninventors.com


Inventors Network (Columbus)
1275 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212-1155
(614) 470-0144
http://www.inventorscolumbus.com/


Youngstown-Warren Inv. Assn.
100 Federal Plaza east
Suite 600
Youngstown, OH 44503
(330) 744-4481
rherberger@roth-blair.com


Central Kentucky Inventors Council, Inc.
Don Skaggs
699 Perimeter Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
mailto:info@ckic.org
http://www.ckic.org/


Louisville Metro Inventors Council
PO 17541
Louisville, KY 40217
Alex Frommeyer
lmic.membership@gmail.com


Indiana Inventors Association
David Zedonis
10699 Evergreen Point
Fishers, IN 46037
(317) 842-8438
http://www.indianainventorsassociation.blogspot.com/


Grand Rapids Inventors Group
Bonnie Knopf, President
2100 Nelson SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
(616) 293-1676
http://www.grinventors.org/
info@grinventors.org


Inventors Council of Mid-Michigan
Martin Sovis
PO Box 232
Lennon, MI 48449-0232
(810) 659-6416
msovis@comcast.net
http://www.inventorscouncil.org/


Muskegon Inventors Network
Orville Crain
530 East Giles Road
Muskegon, MI 49445
(866) 719-1290
http://www.muskegoninventorsnetwork.org/


Black Hawk Hills Entrepreneur & Inventor Club
PO Box 173
Lanark, IL 61046
(815) 541-0577
http://www.bheic.com/
info@bheic.com


Illinois Innovators & Inventors
Don O'Brien, President
P.O. Box 623
Edwardsville, IL 62025
http://www.ilinventor.tripod.com/


Music City Inventors
James Stevens
3813 Dobbin Rd
Springfield, TN 37172
(615) 681-6462
winventorsassociation@hotmail.com
http://musiccityinventors.com/


Mid South Inventors Association
Deborah Murdock
1115 Halle Park circle
Collierville, TN 38017
(901) 850-7324
murdock@legacytransfers.com


Tennessee Inventors Association
Igor Alexeff
PO Box 11225
Knoxville, TN 37930-1225
(865) 483-0151
ialexeff@comcast.net
http://www.tninventors.org/


Inventors Association of St. Louis
Robert Scheinkman
PO Box 410111
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 432-1291
http://www.inventorsconnection.org/
president@inventorsconnection.org

So much information....

Some things to think about when looking for one of the many service providers in the inventing industry. Like most industries we have both good and bad companies selling dozens of services needed to commercialize an invention. Take the time to educate yourself on what makes a company good, and more importantly what makes a company bad. 

1.    Ask for their success rate: Ask for in writing the number of ideas they have represented and how many inventors made more money than they invested. This is required information under the Inventor Protection Act and they should provide it to you.

2.    Ask for references: Ask for the names of three satisfied customers that you can talk to. You do this with a babysitter, with a car…why not with your checkbook?

3.    Avoid too much pressure: Are their sales people calling you often using high pressure tactics?

4.    Are they sending you pre-signed confidentiality agreements in their "free kits"? Only sign agreements after you decide you want to use them or anyone else (but before discussion of any ideas).

5.    Have they asked you to write your ideas down and mail them to yourself? This process is a myth; it will not protect your idea.

6.    Early in your discussions, ask what the total cost of services will be. Not just the one they want to sell you first, ask for an outline of all their services and what ones will be required to actually allow you to make money in the end. Any hesitation to answer is normally a bad sign.

7.    Market evaluations provide an objective evaluation of the merit, technical feasibility, and commercial viability of your invention. Ask for their criteria, system of review, and the qualifications of company evaluators.

8.    Do they check on pre-existing patents for your same idea? Some companies will promote almost any idea, without knowing if there is patent infringement involved.

9.    Do their "patent searches" come without a written opinion of patentability? Do they refuse to provide in writing the resulting number of favorable patent searches vs unfavorable searches they experience?

10. If they claim to have a special relationship with a manufacturer, ask for proof. Watch out, if they ask you to submit your idea to a manufacturer before you have properly protected it.

11. Avoid a jack-of-all-trades. No one is an expert in all those fields, ask them how they can evaluate many different categories of innovation.

12. Watch out for addresses that don't match, they claim to be in one state but the mailing address is different. The same for no direct phone contact, are you always reaching their voicemail?

13. Ask all the above questions and be on triple alert if you’re responding to a slick TV, radio and magazine ad - the real guys have to advertise too, so know what to look out for.

In the end it’s YOUR responsibility to do your homework. Selecting an invention service provider is the same as buying a house. Ask people who have used the service what they experienced. Make sure the price you are paying is a good value for the service and that it is in line with what other companies charge. Be an informed consumer and check things out before you start getting out your checkbook.