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IHA - International Housewares Association: The Home Authority
Web: www.housewares.org | Ph: 847-292-4200 | Fax: 847-292-4211
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Deborah A.Teschke
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
847-692-0110
NEW SERVICE OFFERS STREAMLINED, INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PATENTED PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
ROSEMONT, ILL. (June 3, 2007)—A new web-based service from the International Housewares Association (IHA) provides housewares manufacturers with a unique opportunity to source innovative, patented products from inventors seeking to license intellectual property rights.
iShowOnlineTM is an online marketplace operated by Invention Home, a leading provider of invention services, that will help IHA member companies searching for patented product ideas. Those who sign up for the service will receive online product alerts matched to their company’s specific interests through Invention Home’s HotLinks™ service. This partnership is a first in establishing a link between the industry and independent inventors.
“Innovation is the key driving factor in our industry today,” says Phil Brandl, IHA’s president.
“This new tool represents another step in executing IHA’s mission to promote and support innovation and to foster continued growth for our industry.”
“We recognize the time constraints on today’s busy professionals and offer IHA members a solution to simplify the process in finding innovative products,” says Russ Williams, Invention Home’s president. “Invention Home provides an ongoing stream of new, patented inventions in an easy to use, flexible format, as well as a professional staff to work directly with IHA companies to complete the licensing process. We are confident that we can stimulate innovation in the housewares industry.”
iShowOnlineTM can be accessed on IHA’s website at www.housewares.org/industry/search/invention_search.asp
The International Housewares Association is the 69-year-old voice of the housewares industry, which accounted for (US)$301 billion at retail worldwide in 2005. The not-for-profit, full-service association sponsors the world's premier exposition of products for the home, the International Home & Housewares Show, and offers its 1,700 member companies a wide range of services, including industry and government advocacy, export assistance, State-of-the-Industry reports, point-of-sale and consumer panel data through Housewares MarketWatch, executive management peer groups, a unique Web-based community at www.housewares.org and group buying discounts on business solutions services.
Invention Home is a leading invention services provider with the mission of reinventing the invention industry by combining innovative and smart licensing strategies with a company committed to strong values, integrity and trust. Invention Home represents products available for license across a broad range of categories. For access to a list of categories, as well as information on receiving new product ideas, visit www.inventionhomeproducts.com.
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