How to sell a toy idea to VTech
Does not take outside ideas
VTech will not accept or consider inventions, ideas or concepts it did not ask for. It bought LeapFrog and Lucent Technologies’ consumer telephone business.
Read off VTech's own pages on
In its own words
“We are sorry, but we cannot accept or consider unsolicited disclosures of proposed inventions, ideas, or concepts.”
What it has bought from outside
- 2016
LeapFrog Enterprises from LeapFrog Enterprises $72 million
“On April 4, 2016, VTech completed its $72 million acquisition of LeapFrog. [ 32 ] [ 33 ]” en.wikipedia.org
- 2000
Lucent Technologies' consumer telephone business (with AT&T brand rights) from Lucent Technologies
“In 2000, to expand its cordless phone business, VTech acquired the consumer telephone business of Lucent Technologies.” en.wikipedia.org
Other companies that take a toy idea
Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 
Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 
26329029@N06, CC BY-SA 2.0 
Zarateman, CC0 - Just PlayHas a submission portalInventors reach Just Play through the contact form at justplayproducts.com/contact, by choosing Inventor Inquiry.
- Melissa & DougHas a submission portalMelissa & Doug takes product ideas at melissaanddoug.com/pages/product-ideas.
- Spin MasterHas a submission portalSpin Master takes concepts from inventors through its portal at inventorportal.spinmasterstudios.com, and treats anything sent another way…
AMANO Jun-ichi, CC BY 3.0