February 2 2012

Inventions “get on the shelf” at Walmart

Vincent LoTempio Interesting Stuff, Inventors, Patents on the shelf, walmart

As a patent attorney in Erie County I often get asked, “how can I get my products on the shelf in Walmart?” Shelf space is like real estate and every inch inside the store has to be accounted for and the product on that shelf must earn a profit equivalent to the cost to keep that shelf space available in the store.

An independent inventor has to be able to sell his idea to Walmart such that Walmart will remove other things currently in the store to make room for that product. This is a very difficult thing to do for an independent inventor.

Well this might have changed because right now, on the Walmart webpage they have a contest to “get on the shelf”.

Even if you don’t win the contest you certainly can get some exposure on their webpage which is visited by thousands of people while the contest is going on.

You can go to the Walmart webpage and enter your invention up until February 22, 2012. If you win the contest you will get your product on the shelf at all the Walmarts throughout the country.

You can get your friends and family to vote for you and hopefully your great idea will get on the shelf at Walmart and you can be on your way to becoming a successful profitable entrepreneur with a new invention.

I think it’s a great opportunity for inventors to get out there with their great ideas. Hopefully you’re the next new inventor and your product is sold at all the Walmart stores. Good luck.

Vincent LoTempio

My mission as an IP Attorney is to help people recognize, protect and profit from their good ideas. As a Registered Patent Attorney based in Buffalo, New York, I focus on all types of Intellectual Property law. As an IP attorney, I file patent and trademark applications in the United States and abroad. I manage large corporate patent and trademark portfolios, and have established associations with hundreds of Intellectual Property law firms around the world. I have extensive experience in patent and trademark prosecution, patent and trademark infringement litigation, trademark registration and copyright registration. Call me TOLL FREE: 1-800-866-0039 to protect your idea today. LoTempio Law Website File A Patent File A Trademark File A Copyright YouTube Twitter

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3 Comments

Teresa White
February 8, 2012 @ 4:01 pm

I recently received a patent for my solution to the once-drab #1 selling mailbox in America. Designed in Fayetteville, AR. after many years in the garden center business. We are ready to take it to the next level. “Think Outside The Mailbox”
Vincent LoTempio
February 8, 2012 @ 4:28 pm

Thank you Teresa White for the comment regarding your mailbox idea. I went to your webpage and thought that it is such a great unique idea. I think I’m going to buy one for my mailbox.
https://www.creativemailboxplanters.com
Vickie Weber
February 20, 2012 @ 6:18 pm

Hi Vince! It’s been a while!! I submitted IceHuggy a couple of weeks ago and just recently found out we were accepted. I am looking forward to the contest…it is a great opportunity. I have become a vendor for the Once Upon A Child Franchise and am working on getting IceHuggy into other retailers and online stores. We also had the opportunity to be selected for “Kitchen Inventors” which aired on the Food Network Channel last fall. Nice article….I would appreciate your vote starting March 7th….you can vote as often as you like ! 🙂 Thanks Vince!