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 niddle 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?