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Seeker Questions about Solver Solutions

  • What type of verification does InnoCentive do on the winning Solver?
  • What if we need to ask the Solver clarification questions before making a decision on an award?
  • What if we solve the problem after the Challenge is posted?
  • Can we test a submision before we agree to pay the award?
  • What if we terminate the agreement in the middle of one of our postings, what happens with the Challenge and potential award?
  • Can a Solver later use the information that we included in the Challenge posting?
  • Why does your agreement have an audit provision?
  • Why doesn't InnoCentive or the Solver warrant that the solution is patentable or novel?
  • What if we see a submission or idea that did not win, but we already knew about it and later use use it? Could the Solver sue us?
  • Who decides if a Solver's submission is a winner?
  • What if the Solver works for our competitor?
  • What if a winning Solver works for a company or university? Does the employer own the submission?
  • How do we know the Solver's submission or work product is their own?
  • Is the Solver obligated to cooperate or participate with the Seeker in down stream patent filings?
  • How do we know the Solver is free to transfer the intellectual property (IP)?
  • What if a Solver tells us something we already know?
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