Your Invention Could be the Next Big Thing-Everday Edisons’ Casting Call
Written on January 14, 2008 by Amanda M. Gladden
Everyday Edisons, the Public Broadcasting television show that documents the development process of 14 inventions and stories of the people who invented them will start it’s new season later this year. They have put out a casting call which started January 12 and will run through May 17, 2008.
What’s in it for you, you ask?
According to the organizers, if your idea is chosen, you will be given the opportunity to enter into an agreement that provides annual payments for up to 20 years, contingent upon sales of a commercial product that embodies your idea. The payments are based on sales of products that incorporate the idea, even if no patent ever issues, sales of products that are covered by a patent, and royalties that are received under any patent.
You must attend a casting call in order to be considered for the show. Here are the dates for the Casting Calls for Season 3
Southeast
Atlanta – Saturday, January 12, 2008
Click here for more details
West Coast
San Francisco – Saturday, February 16, 2008
Details will be published around January 16
Southwest
Dallas – Saturday, March 15, 2008
Details will be published around February 15
Midwest
Chicago – Saturday, April 19, 2008
Details will be published around March 19
Northeast
Boston – Saturday, May 17, 2008
Details will be published around April 17
How it works
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You will present to a preliminary panel of product development experts and, if chosen, will continue on in the selection process, and filmed as you present to a final panel of judges. Those selected by the final panel of judges in filming round will be notified in mid June to “go to the next round” after the audition, usually in 6-8 weeks when the finalists are chosen for your city.
Each participant is limited to presenting one idea at a time
Concepts of all levels considered, whether it’s just an idea, a prototype, a finished product, a patented idea, etc. – all are welcome.
No age requirement, but children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
There are no costs to audition, and no cost to participate if your idea is chosen. The company that is producing the third season of Everyday Edisons (Bouncing Brain Productions Season Three, LLC) will be covering all costs associated with patenting, developing, engineering, manufacturing, inventory and distributing the products selected for the show.
Everyday Edisons bases its selection of the featured inventions on three criteria:
1) Complexity – Can the invention be developed within a year? 2) Marketability – Is there a need or demand for the product? and 3) Patentability – Can the intellectual property be protected?
Go to Everyday Edison’s website for the application, agreement and other details.
Additional Resources
United Inventors Association UIA members include: national and international inventor groups, individual inventors, entrepreneurs, academia, commercial enterprises, service providers and non-profit companies. The site also has many free articles available to non members.
National Congress of Inventor Organizations offers Inventing 101, inventor convention listings and much more.
Inventors Association of Australia
Provides assistance to individuals who have a novel idea or invention or an improvement to an existing item.
Unites States Patent and Trademark Office for information on patents, trademarks and how to get them done.
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