Open Innovation.

Simplified.

SMI streamlines and automates how your company receives, evaluates and manages product submissions.

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Companies Using SMI

  1. Customize a submission form for your company.

    Make it your own! Add your company logo, color scheme and terms.

  2. Place a link to the submission form on your website.

    This creates a central point of contact for visitors to submit their products.

  3. Collect & manage submissions as they arrive!

    Login to your private, secure system to review your submissions.

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  • Watch a brief overview of SMI Features & Benefits

    Learn how SMI simplifies open innovation throughout the evaluation process with these benefits:

    • Single stream of products
    • One centralized system
    • Streamlined evaluation process
    • Automated Follow-ups
    • Improved efficiency start to finish

Features

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  • Streamline Your Workflow

    Organize submissions based on their status in your review process.

  • Filter Your Results

    Filter submissions by keyword, patent status or development status.

  • Dive In for a Closer Look

    Each submission has a complete profile page with images, contact info, patent status, pricing and more.

  • Ask for Help if You Need It

    SMI is designed for quick and easy setup, but our team is also available for support.

  • Review, Accept or Decline

    Made your decision? Move submissions to appropriate folders for future access.

  • Kickstart Negotiations

    Every submission includes contact info for follow-up negotations.

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • What is Open Innovation?

    Open Innovation represents a willingness to embrace external opportunities that can benefit your business in ways not possible by internal efforts alone. SMI's purpose is to simplify and streamline the way you collect and manage these opportunities.

  • I already have a submission process in place. Why should I switch to SMI?

    You may have one piece of the puzzle already in place, but SMI is a total package that improves the submission process every step of the way—from the moment your visitors find you to follow-up negotiations.

  • Is SMI only for large companies?

    No! Companies of all sizes can and should reap the benefits of Open Innovation. Rest assured that SMI can scale to meet the needs of any size organization.

  • What happens when I “review” or “accept” a submission?

    SMI will trigger an email (written by you) notifying the owner of the submission that the product or invention has advanced to the next stage of your review process.

  • What happens when I “decline” a submission?

    Similarly, SMI will trigger an email to the owner of the submission that the product or invention has been declined.

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