Physical Education and Sports Equipment for Schools

THE PRODUCT SUBMISSION PROCESS EXPLAINED

This document will tell you about the product submission process.

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS:
The inventor normally sends these to Sportime. However, in an effort to decrease time to market, we have had our lawyers draw up a non-disclosure agreement. This will be sent to you upon request, if you think you need one. If you have documented your idea or applied for a patent you may not need a non-disclosure agreement. The benefits of having our own contract is that we do not have to send every non-disclosure agreement we receive to our lawyers to make sure we understand our rights.
REVIEWS AND ROYALTY DETERMINATION:
When you have submitted your product with the prototype and necessary documentation (see Product Submission Checklist), the Product Development Group at Sportime will review it. At this time we decide if we will proceed to bring the product to market and subsequently, the royalty percentage. The royalty you will receive is a percentage of the sale price that we sell your product for. This is dependent on how much information was supplied by you, as opposed to that which we have to provide. For example, a concept submitted without a prototype will get less royalty than one submitted with a prototype.
RARF (ROYALTY AGREEMENT REQUEST FORM):
When Sportime decides to proceed with bringing your product to market, we will send you a RARF (electronically, in the event that such is not feasible, a hard copy shall be mailed). This is a form to gather updated information from you. When completed and returned, we will fill in the information onto a royalty contract and send that to you to sign. This will serve as confirmation that you will be receiving royalty when the product is sold. You are asked to sign the Royalty Contract and return it to us at your earliest convenience.
PRODUCT UPDATES:
Your product is now on it's way to becoming an integral part of one or more of Sportime's catalogs! Please feel free to contact the product development team to ask about its status. While we push each product as quickly as possible, we usually have about 80 products in development at any given time.
TIMELINES:
Sportime is committed to bringing your product to market as soon as possible. However, with most of our manufacturing overseas, this can take a while. More often than not, we modify your product idea to add features or for safety concerns. We ask you to be patient. Historically, products have made their way into a catalog in anywhere between 6-18 months depending on product complexity and catalog cycles. We however do try to respond to your product submission in 90 days telling you if the product has been undertaken or otherwise.

If you have any questions or would like to receive an update on the status of your submission, please call Pratyush Lal (Prat) at 770-510-7171, or e-Mail him at plal@sportime.com

PRODUCT SUBMISSION CHECK LIST

For Sportime to give your product the consideration it deserves, all the items listed below should also be submitted along with your product. Please send all information to:

DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT:
1. Manufacturing dimensions, material specifications etc.
2. Proposed uses and activities to help us evaluate the market / viability of the product
HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT:
1. The philosophy behind the product
2. Generations of prototypes developed before reaching current version
PHOTOGRAPHS AND/OR
CAD DRAWINGS AND/OR
VIDEO OF PRODUCT IN USE AND/OR
PROTOTYPE: Prototypes are not returned unless specifically requested by the inventor. They may be taken apart and/or damaged during design and testing or sent abroad for manufacturing. If possible, please submit more than one prototype so that one can be retained in house. If a prototype is not available, a concept drawing will be accepted only with complete specifications. Please submit all patent/trademark/copyright information in applicable.
FULLY COMPLETED CONTACT INFORMATION
YOUR IDEA OF AN APPROPRIATE SELLING PRICE
ACTIVITY GUIDE - An Activity Guide will be required within 60 days of agreement date if benefits of an Activity guide are desired, Please follow the attached Activity guide format sheet.

If you have any questions, call Pratyush Lal (Prat) at 770-510-7171.

PRODUCT ACTIVITY GUIDE
Written by YOU

Use this outline to write the activity guide. Keep in mind this is a guideline; feel free to add sections. An electronic copy of your guide is preferred. Please email it as a WORD document to: plal@sportime.com.

For hard copies of the guides, please send them to:

If you have any questions, call Pratyush Lal (Prat) at 770-510-7171.

INTRODUCTION

Talk about the product's benefits.
Talk about the philosophy behind the product's development
History of the product's development

PRODUCT USE

Describe the basic uses of your product.

PARTS/ASSEMBLY

Sportime will supply this section.

OBJECTIVES

List the objectives this product will help users accomplish.

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

Describe how games/activities are played with complete rules, diagrams and set up instructions. Be lucid and thorough.
Sportime encourages a minimum of 5 activities with 1 aimed specifically at Physical Education / Therapy if appropriate.

MODIFICATIONS

Describe any modifications or additional uses for the product
Describe activities possible when combining the product with other Sportime products. (For a catalogue, please call the number provided)
All modifications should be reversible

EVALUATION

Describe the process and evaluate the desired results / experience to be gained from the use of the product

SAFETY

Explain IN DETAIL any safety precautions necessary when using the product