Whether you are an individual inventor, small business, fresh graduate and other, the way to bring your innovation to us via this website.

We need a clear, concise description that conveys the nature of the innovation and the unique features and benefits it offers relative to existing solutions, and the status of your intellectual property.

Our initial review is based wholly on the non-confidential information you provide in your open innovation submission. Face-to-face meetings, phone conferences, or live demonstrations are typically not required at this stage.It may take between three and eight weeks for our initial review. In the event that we need additional information or samples, we will contact you.
In the meantime, we ask that you be patient and not contact our executives or other employees regarding your submission. Even if you have not yet heard from us, we are working on it!

Each innovation is reviewed by a Connect + Develop team member who determines how to route it to ensure it reaches the relevant business and/or technical personnel within our Company.

We are committed to reaching a decision as quickly as possible. However, a thorough initial review, especially of a technology innovation, may take as long as eight weeks to complete.

For any innovation change the business so compensation is an important of any business deal. Value is determined through discussions between both parties. As a result there is no standard amount.

1. The proposed solution is already known to us.
2. We already have work in progress in the area encompassed by the submission.
3. The opportunity is not a strategic match with where we want to take our businesses or brands.
4. The size of the opportunity does not fit with our business plans.
5. There is a lack of protectable intellectual property associated with the submission.

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