Selling ideas to companies

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Lets say I'm a complete genius (hard to imagine eh?) and I have like 5 insanely great ideas that I would love to see become reality. Most of them I don't have the resources to carry out as they would be an enhancement or add-on to an existing product (the other ones I'm too lazy..) Anywho, is there a standard method of going about contacting a company and/or meeting with them to talk about how amazing my ideas are, without having to worry about seeing them surface in a year or so without any recognition that it was my idea?

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    jimdreamworxjimdreamworx Posts: 1,097member
    If you can put them down on paper, try filing a patent. helps if you have drawings as well.



    Seems everyone is doing it. Apple patented the Trash Can.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Yeah, get a patent attorney and start the filing process...Patents aren't cheap though, and approval takes forever.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    depends if they're more like these



    or more like these (see archives for more)



    um... these



    more links on odd inventions and how to contribute either here
  • Reply 4 of 4
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    Look into either: patents, trademarking or servicemarking your ideas (depending on their context / targets).
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