Ralph Machesky
69,000
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Hello EN!
Wasn’t sure if you all were aware of this contest or not, but it’s def worth looking into. From their website page:
http://www.protolabs.com/Coolidea.aspx
Jump-starting Innovation
Welcome to the Cool Idea! website – Proto Labs’ new program to award innovative thinking and help get great ideas off the ground. The Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award is all about nurturing promising products while they’re still ideas.
Proto Labs is the world’s fastest custom manufacturer of prototype and low-volume parts. Our Firstcut® CNC machining and Protomold® injection molding services provide real parts from a 3D CAD model in as fast as one business day.
In 2011 we will award up to $100,000 in Firstcut CNC machining services and/or Protomold injection molding services to people who have a cool idea for a product and submit 3D CAD models of their parts. One or more awards may be granted each quarter with the aggregate of all awards not to exceed $100,000. Additionally, from time to time we will recognize certain applicants with Honorable Mention recognition, earning them twenty-five percent off of an order.
Winners can use their fully functional Firstcut and Protomold parts for prototyping, design iterations, testing, or even an initial production run—in short, helping move a project from pie-in-the-sky to product-on-the-shelf.
And that’s our goal. What we want to do is recognize innovative thinking at a point where we can help convert those ideas into real-life coolness.
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Kelce Wilson
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See
4.b.VII. The design must NOT have been previously published, submitted to another contest or won any other award
Does anyone else read this to preclude any prior EN submissions, and published patent applications? The question is in how they define “design”. If in general terms, then submitting an idea to EN, that is incorporated in the design, applies. However, they could mean only the CAD model itself, and contests that include only CAD models.
Someone should check.
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Greg Rotz
53,000
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The agreement below as written sans the Affidavit/Release reads as just a publicity one. There’s no never-ending license to sell or exclusivity claim in it. Good luck to anyone who has something fitting the criteria and taking a shot at it. There are some cool contests out and about with all sorts of rewards.
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Ralph Machesky
69,000
Insider Points
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Penster-
I don’t think that is the intention of the company or contest: They are trying to draw attention to thier mold and machining services. The first recipient was named in the contest BTW-
http://www.fastcompany.com/1775602/reusable-sil...
Basically it looks like ProtoLabs gets to ‘showoff’ their mold and machining skills with your submitted design. They do not get lock, stock and barrell on your idea, otherwise nobody would bother to submit. I could be wrong, but doubt it.
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Penster .
205,500
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Their agreement looks like they get it all and you get a few bucks? I may be reading this wrong. You also agree to no recourse of any kind.
Hmm
5. SELECTION; NOTIFICATION; AWARD RECIPIENT OBLIGATIONS.
a. An eligible applicant who has submitted a cool Program Design Idea, as determined by Proto Labs in its sole discretion, will be a potential Program award recipient. The criteria for selection of a Program award recipient, and the selection of Program Award recipients, will be as determined by Proto Labs in its sole discretion. In making the determination as to a Program award recipient, Proto Labs will also consider the relative effect of the Program award on an applicant’s overall project. Program award recipients will be as determined by Proto Labs from time to time. In reviewing a Program application, Proto Labs will also have the opportunity to ask questions of applicants. Applicants are responsible for all of their costs and expenses related to the Program, including, without limitation, designing and submitting their Program Design Idea. A potential Program award recipient must comply with all terms and conditions of these Terms, and receipt of a Program award is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.
b. ApotentialProgramawardrecipientwillbenotifiedinperson,orbyphone,letter(bypostalorovernightdelivery)and/ore-mail.Inorderto claim a Program award, the potential award recipient will be required to execute and return to Proto Labs a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (an “Affidavit/Release”) in the form(s) provided by Proto Labs. For an applicant that is other than a natural person, the Affidavit/Release must be executed by an authorized representative of the applicant. THE AFFIDAVIT/RELEASE WILL CONTAIN A LICENSE BY THE APPLICANT IN FAVOR OF PROTO LABS AND ITS DESIGNEES TO UTILIZE THE APPLICANT’S PROGRAM DESIGN IDEA (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE DESIGN ITSELF AND MEMORIALIZATIONS OF PROTO LABS’ MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE DESIGN) FOR PROTO LABS’ PROMOTIONAL AND/OR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES IN ANY MANNER OR MEDIA (WHETHER NOW OR HEREAFTER EXISTING), ALL WITHOUT FURTHER PAYMENT, NOTICE, CONSIDERATION, ATTRIBUTION OR CONSENT; WHICH LICENSE WILL
BE SET FORTH IN FURTHER DETAIL IN THE AFFIDAVIT/RELEASE. The Affidavit/Release must be returned to Proto Labs by the date and/or time indicated within the Affidavit/Release. If the potential award recipient cannot be contacted within ten (10) days of the first attempt to contact the potential recipient, or if the potential recipient fails to return the Affidavit/Release within the specified time, or if the potential recipient or the potential recipient’s design or other submissions are found to be ineligible, or if the potential recipient does not comply with the Terms, then the potential recipient may be disqualified. Proto Labs is not responsible for the failure of a potential recipient to receive Proto Labs’ notification or the required documents for any reason, or for the inability of such potential recipient to return the required documents for any reason.
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