Don't Fall Victim
Don't fall victim to someone else pursuing your idea before you do!
At Davison, we understand the frustration of seeing your product idea on the market because someone pursued it before you did. In most cases, it is not because a person didn't believe in their product, but because they thought it would always remain their idea. The truth of the matter is that the first person to pursue the idea is generally credited with the invention.
History has illustrated many ideas that were commercialized not by the person that invented the product but by the person who pursued the product. For example, James Murry Spangler, a janitor in an Ohio department store, created the first suction sweeper. Spangler designed the sweeper using an electric fan motor to create suction and a pillowcase inside a soapbox to catch the dust. These items were stapled to a broom handle to give him something to hold. His cousin's husband, William Hoover, took the idea and named it the Hoover.
Another example is the game Monopoly. The original game was called "The Landlord's Game" invented by Lizzie Magie. Magie never pursued the idea until Charles Darrow added a few items and began selling it under the Monopoly name. Darrow pursued his invention and even had a local painter make 5,000 sets. He sold his game in Wanamakers in Philadelphia in 1934. Parker Brothers bought the game in early 1935 from Darrow. Lizzie Magie claimed original ownership but was only compensated $500 and no royalties.
Even closer to home, ask yourself how many times you had an idea for a great product and didn't pursue it only to see it in the store later. At the core of every journey is the belief in what you're pursuing and the persistence to see it through. In most cases acting before someone else does and being persistent are key elements in pursuing a product idea or anything for that matter.
Don't find yourself walking down a store aisle in the future and seeing an idea (which is now a product) and saying, "Here is another idea that I didn't pursue."
As the market continues to grow, there will always be a demand for new or improved products from corporations or independent inventors.
Davison cannot guarantee that while we are preparing an idea for presentation to a corporation that someone else isn't already working on pursuing the same idea.
If you're interested in taking the first steps to get your idea off the ground, we recommend that you complete the free information form and Davison will send you information on how to design and develop inventions.
