Step by Step Process of Submitting an Idea
Please also refer to our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) page for more information.
| STEP 1: Protect your Idea | STEP 2: Submit your Idea | STEP 3: Review and Evaluation | STEP 4: Next Steps |
| Henkel can only accept ideas that have already been patented or for which a patent application has been published, and which have already been published. Ideas may be submitted for products, processes or designs which fit Henkel’s business areas. |
If you agree to the general terms of participation and the declaration of data protection, then please submit your idea using the entry form. The following information is required: Name, contact details, patent or patent application number of the intellectual property, short description of the idea Once you have submitted your idea, you will receive a confirmation of receipt from us. |
The ideas submitted will be reviewed and evaluated internally. This process may take several months, so please be patient. Please also note that many of the ideas submitted might not be of use to us because they have already become state of the art. Additionally, Henkel could have previously evaluated a similar idea and decided that it was not appropriate. Please understand that we will not give any reasons as to why we decide that an idea is not useful to us. |
If your idea is of interest to Henkel, we will contact you to discuss the next steps. Ideas that have reached this stage are of a novel character, either for product markets or for processes. |