Are you an innovator?
            
Everyone has great ideas. Do you think yours could make a meaningful difference in people's lives? If so, we invite you to collaborate with Philips to bring your ideas to the market.
        
        
How does it work?
            
            First, we will ask you a few questions to help us understand
 your idea. The quality and accuracy of the information you provide is 
crucial for us to successfully evaluate your idea.  Please submit only 
NON-confidential information. Your idea may be similar to others that 
Philips has already developed independently, and we want to avoid any 
misunderstanding around its ownership. For that reason, we recommend 
that you first protect your idea with a patent (application) or other 
intellectual property right. You can seek advice from a patent counsel 
on how to do this.
            After your idea is submitted, you'll receive an email 
confirmation right away. If we need to know more to help us to assess 
your idea, we may contact you for additional non-confidential 
information.
            Within four weeks, we will email you the outcome of our 
evaluation. If your idea is a good candidate for inclusion in our 
product plans, we will contact you directly. Thank you for sharing your 
idea with us.