Innovative Product Technology

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Since we started WIN inventors have asked a lot of questions about the program. Hopefully, some of these questions and our answers will be helpful to you. FAQ's Question: Do I need to have my patent before getting an evaluation? Question: Do I need to have a prototype to get an evaluation? Question: What experience do you have in evaluating inventions? Question: Who will do my evaluation? Question: How long will my evaluation take? Question: What other services does WIN provide? Question: How much money will I end up paying WIN? Question: I don't want an evaluation, how do I get my idea to a major retailer such as Wal-Mart, Home Shopping Network or Home Depot? Question: Where do I go for help after I get my evaluation report? Question: What does a retailer gain from participating in the WIN Innovation Center? Question: What happens if I get a positive WIN evaluation? Question: Will a retailer take over the development of my idea or invention? Question: Is the WIN Innovation Center part of major retailers? Question: I don't need an evaluation, but I would like to get some help in developing my invention. Can you send me the WIN Resource Network in my state? Question: Who will you tell about my idea? I have a new product, not an idea or invention. Can you help? Do I need to have my patent before getting an evaluation? Absolutely not. In fact, we recommend obtaining an evaluation first.Patents cost a lot of money. Back to Top Do I need to have a prototype to get an evaluation? Not in most cases. Our evaluation system is designed to work at the idea stage. This enables you to get an objective third-party evaluation before you invest a lot of money in your project. Back to Top What experience do you have in evaluating inventions? The director of the WIN program is Dr. Gerald G.Udell. He has over 25 years of experience in invention evaluation, and is generally regarded as the leading expert on invention evaluation in the United States. He has authored 30 books and over 200 articles, papers, and reports, many of which relate to the innovation process and/or invention evaluation. He is the author of the PIES system, the most widely used evaluation format in America. Back to Top Who will do my evaluation? The Innovation Institute (I2) is the WIN evaluation agent in all states except Missouri. The Institute was founded by Dr. Udell in 1979 to carry on the evaluation research he began in 1974 for the National Science Foundation. It holds the intellectual property rights to the PIES format. Your project will be assigned to a chief evaluator who will consult with other WIN evaluators and consultants, but never anyone beyond those persons discussed in #15, below, without your written permission. Back to Top How long will my evaluation take? You should have your report in six to eight weeks. Back toTop What other services does WIN provide? WIN is essentially an invention evaluation service. We do not provide invention development, management assistance, and/or marketing services because we think it is a conflict of interest for an evaluation service to also provide additional services on a fee basis.

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