Unsolicited Ideas
From time to time, Newell Rubbermaid does post specific requests for technology
and innovation challenges on our Web site under
Technology Assets on the “Our Company” page. There are several requirements
to responding to a technology request – for instance, your idea must be patented
or patent-pending with a published patent application, and it must specifically
relate to one or more of the listed areas of
Technology Interests. Detailed information on how to respond to a specific
request for information or innovation challenge is provided on our Web site. Responses
will only be reviewed if they are submitted in accordance with the requirements
on the specific request.
If you do send us any unsolicited ideas or suggestions, you agree that there is
no confidential relationship with respect to such information and that Newell Rubbermaid
has no obligation, including financial, to you in connection therewith. You expressly
disclaim and waive all rights in any such information or unsolicited ideas that
you submit to Newell Rubbermaid and agree that Newell Rubbermaid will be free to
use it in any way without any obligation or payment to you. Furthermore, you represent
that you are free to disclose such information and that no other party has any rights
in the information.
As one of the world’s most recognized and loved brands, Paper Mate provides innovative, contemporary writing instruments that assist individuals in communicating flawlessly every time. The Paper Mate line includes pens, pencils and erasers.
Paper Mate pens were born in 1949 when the Frawley Pen Company developed a revolutionary ink that dried quickly. Innovation continued into 1969, with the debut of the Powerpoint refill, which could write at any angle – even upside down. After more than 10 years of research, the Erasermate launched in 1979 as the first erasable pen, which could also write at any angle. One of the first rubberized pens, Flexgrip, debuted in 1987, dominating its market segment into the 1990s. In 2001, Paper Mate launched the first pen with Supersmooth ink, an advanced ink technology that combines the smoothness of a rollerball with the functionality of a ballpen.
Paper Mate, along with Waterman, Liquid Paper and Parker, was acquired by Newell Rubbermaid as part of Gillette’s stationary products business in 2000.
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