Ontel’s Inventor Submissions form takes only fully working product samples that solve a widespread problem. Its terms license anything you send to Ontel royalty-free, and Ontel owes you nothing without a signed agreement.
Where pitches like these are made: CES, Las Vegas · Wiidii, CC BY-SA 4.0
What it says
“Ontel knows some of the best ideas don’t always come from big businesses or corporate design departments.”
What you agree to by sending something
“With respect to User Content that would be considered an invention, prototype, drawing, or any other similarly situated product submission or creation, you agree that: (a) such User Content is unsolicited by Ontel; (b) submitted at your own risk, and (c) Ontel shall have no obligation to use, access or otherwise accept these submissions absent a formal agreement executed by you and Ontel stating otherwise.”
“For this reason, do not send us any User Content that you do not wish to license to us, including any confidential information or any original creative materials such as product ideas, computer code or original artwork.”
What it says it looks for
“Only fully operational product samples can be considered and should be available at time of submission.”
“Must solve a wide-spread, mass-population problem (nothing preventative or for a niche group).”
“Must be easy to demonstrate and understand without significant instruction or visual aids.”
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