Da Management....
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Topic: Da Management....
Posted By: Blobby
Subject: Da Management....
Date Posted: 11 Mar 05 at 12:24am
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Time to test everybody's corporate awareness and contacts... I have a couple of ideas that I think would be great developments for performance dinghys - but I am never going to be able to make them myself. What I want to do is sell these ideas to one of the major hardware companies. Here is the problem - to do this you need to know somebody at a suitably senior level in said company to write to. So - to cut a long story short does anybody know any of the senior management in these companies: Crewsaver, Douglas Gill, Musto, RWO, Magic Marine, Holt. CHeers... |
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Posted By: Doctor Clifford
Date Posted: 11 Mar 05 at 8:26am
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Can't help with names....
have you considered copyright / patent / intellectual property rights etc? i'm no expert, but if your idea is a money spinner it is adviseable to, at the very least, get some advice on this BEFORE speaking to any of these guys. Imagine Mr Magic Marine (for instance) saying he's not interested, and then seeing your technological breakthrough flying off the shelves in 12 months time.... gutted! ------------- regards Dr. Clifford take two tablets twice daily |
Posted By: Pierre
Date Posted: 11 Mar 05 at 8:46am
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Dr. C is spot on Blobby. What he said is a stone cold 24 carat certainty. Take it from one who has been on the receiving and giving end of the equation. Good Luck PS...Try companies house website. |
Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 11 Mar 05 at 9:17am
| Been to the house websites - none give names...that would be too easy! |
Posted By: Ralph T
Date Posted: 12 Mar 05 at 7:07pm
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The simplest method is quite often the best - ring them up & ask who is responsible for development of new products! Don't send an email as it will look too much like spam. Speak to them direct but be economic with the amount of detail you give them for the above reasons. |
Posted By: Garry
Date Posted: 12 Mar 05 at 7:51pm
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The sensible approach would be to start with the DTi so you understand what is involved in bringing something to market. Try the http://www.designcouncil.org/webdav/servlet/XRM?Page/@id=6004&Session/@id=D_dbidALdHpBmnO9UpB5cf&Section/@id=1271 - Design Council ------------- Garry Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk |
Posted By: pro wannabe
Date Posted: 12 Mar 05 at 9:00pm
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none of those, but i am great mates wiv the ex head of the rya! any one know Bill Anderson? ------------- Your spinni aint as big as your mouth! |
Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 8:37pm
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A cheap way of copyrighting untill u do it properly is to write down exactly what the ideas are diagrams etc and then post it to yourself! Post office stamp has the date on it. Proof of when u came up with it! ------------- 
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Posted By: Garry
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 7:56am
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This would give you a claim to the written word (book, play etc) but would not be a patent and therefore not protect the invention from copying. I can't emphasis enough if you have something you think is an original non-obvious idea with an 'industrial application' (that is worth money) you need to get advice from the Patent Office (and not tell anyone any details until you have the correct paperwork in place). Given that if you have access to the Web finding out the correct processes is fairly easy, you can then make an informed decision on what to do. And if you do want names of SM to send information to you ring the switchboard and ask the nice person who answers if they can give you the name and address of the Director reponsible for Technology / Development and they tell you. You then write it down and send a brief well constructed letter telling them your idea and what the benefits are. I would also target an organisation that is committed to innovation as it will be easier. Think of the process as applying for a job but 100 times harder and you will have some idea of the work and committment involved. ------------- Garry Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk |
Posted By: jamesint505
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 4:43pm
What is it anyway????He He ------------- 505 7567 |
Posted By: jamesint505
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 4:44pm
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best not say eh! ------------- 505 7567 |
Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 12:24am
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Well - if I could tell you, but then I would have to shoot you... if I wanted to patent these ideas it would take 4 years and I can't tell anyone about them in the mean time...apparently that is one of the rules of getting a patent! Looking at registering the design instead - a much quicker (and free!) process... Thanks for all the good advice - looks like my phone bill could go up dramatically shortly! |