yes

Depending on the licensing agreement a company can sub license your product to another company, but you would still receive royalties on those sales as well. It also depends if that company has an exclusive or non-exclusive agreement. Exclusive means they are the only ones allowed to sell the product non-exclusive means it is open to anyone that wants to license and sell the product. In either case you are due royalties on any sales from any company that is marketing the product.

http://www.rogerbrown.net

It’s my understanding that all EN contracts are exclusive with both the inventor and the sponsoring company.

Hi Roger,
Do you perform your own audits on the company’s licensing your products, and how often should this be done if so? Should an audit time frame be included in the contract?
I would think these audits could get difficult if to many company’s get involved.
Oh, and Roger-thank you very much for all your generosity in taking use average inventors to the next level.

Ryan,

Bear on mind that Emery Cat is an Everyday Edison’s product. Their deals might not be exclusive as they are part of the show about the inventing process vs. a product chosen by a specific search sponsor.

Hello Ryan,

Emery Cat is a Everyday Edisons product so it is under a different agreement.

If you idea is selected through a Edison Nation Live Product Search the search sponsor will have exclusivity. However, if the search sponsor fails to meet the minimum sales volumes required by its licensing agreement with Edison Nation, it will lose its exclusive rights to your invention and we will be able to market it to other companies.