new concept, what to do?

There have been a lot of knife/tool designs developed over time that makes me wonder how unique/novel your idea is. My only suggestion is that, being in Oregon, you run the idea by a couple of the biggest knife companies around--Buck and Benchmade--both of which are in your state. Maybe talk to Mike Stewart at Bark River Knife and Tool. If you go to manufacturing you will want someone with knife manufacturing experience.
 
There have been a lot of knife/tool designs developed over time that makes me wonder how unique/novel your idea is
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Not only that, I feel like there'd be alot of ideas that industrial designers might feel are good ideas but knifemakers know are completely stupid.
 
Nothing ventured,nothing gained.

Sounds intriguing. No way of contacting you but you can contact me if you are interested in sales and marketing thoughts. I have been in the bullshit,ahem sales

business for almost 25 years and have many contacts in varied channels of trade as well as marketing savants,graphic artists etc..

good luck!
 
Update:

Since my last post, I been working with an industrial design outfit to refine my idea and an attorney to button up the intellectual property rights. I've pitched my idea to potential investors and have enough backing secured to make complete the design, tool, and undertake a preliminary production run.

I've also been in touch with established manufacturers. I've been offered an exclusive licensing agreement. In an anonymous capacity, is anyone out there willing to chat with me regarding experiences with such an agreement? 5% of net, is that industry standard or close?
 
As someone who has been cloned by the Chinese, I offer this advice:
Patent/copyright your product regardless. At least you can enforce it here.
Make an absolutely wonderful product that imitators can't duplicate. Then, you won't have to worry about clones too much.
 
I have read this thread with interest and I must say I am surprised that only one naysayer has shown up so far. I happen to know there are several folks in this forum that firmly believe every knife worth inventing has already been invented (some would say invented long ago). Hard to believe everyone is being so supportive of such a risky undertaking without even knowing what they are supporting.

Personally, I don't subscribe to the notion that all the good ideas are taken... but I am a skeptic when someone claims to have a really great idea but won't share it (or even hint at it). The implication is that the idea is simple enough that it wouldn't stand up to standard patent application scrutiny. One of the key tests of whether a patent will be accepted is whether the idea is obvious to anyone with knowledge of the trade. And then, of course, there is the prior art search. This isn't about whether a product exists on the market, it's about whether an idea has been described in a patent before the one being investigated.

Anyway, best of luck with this... whatever it is.
 
Button up the IP and do it mang.

Never before in the history of commerce has contract manufacturing/rapid prototyping been as readily available and never before has the ability to conduct research, market a product and conduct transactions across physical borders been as easy.

What you describe is the future of american and international business: innovation-executed rapidly, properly and efficiently.


Good luck!
 
tryppyr said:
I have read this thread with interest and I must say I am surprised that only one naysayer has shown up so far. I happen to know there are several folks in this forum that firmly believe every knife worth inventing has already been invented (some would say invented long ago). Hard to believe everyone is being so supportive of such a risky undertaking without even knowing what they are supporting.

Personally, I don't subscribe to the notion that all the good ideas are taken... but I am a skeptic when someone claims to have a really great idea but won't share it (or even hint at it). The implication is that the idea is simple enough that it wouldn't stand up to standard patent application scrutiny. One of the key tests of whether a patent will be accepted is whether the idea is obvious to anyone with knowledge of the trade. And then, of course, there is the prior art search. This isn't about whether a product exists on the market, it's about whether an idea has been described in a patent before the one being investigated.

Anyway, best of luck with this... whatever it is.
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Have to agree with you there Greg. But I am very curious to see what the idea is, whether it's a gimmick or truly something nobody has thought of. Maybe people have thought of it but deemed it senseless or silly, and that's why it never got past a prototype stage or even a thought stage. EIther way I'm very interested to see where this goes!
 
I've re-read the licencing agreement. It's 5% net, not gross, but the net is calculated with only minor off set for taxes, tariffs, product returns, etc. So in reality, its pretty close to gross.

Sorry about not being willing to hint at the product. I'm making everyone short of my wife sign non-disclosure agreements. If the product flops because its silly, senseless, a gimmick, or otherwise just plaint stupid (and it may very well be all of those things), then so be it. I just want to make sure that my loose lips don't doom me first.
 
Understandable. But let us know when you CAN, as most of us are pretty curious lol. EDIT: At least -I- am.
 
marcinek said:
"Tactical" is out. Even "bushcraft" and "survival" are on the decline. "Zombie" is in rapid decline.

Tough call for what's next....wish I knew!
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food riots.... i'm thinking of calling my next boot knife the "right to rice dagger" or my next fighter the "cut you open for a can of soup" sub hilt.
 
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