Membership · How it works
Our role is simple: make it easier for companies to pay you fairly than to steal your idea.
Ideas Union is funded by thousands of members, giving us the resources to take on large companies or even government departments. We pursue civil action for loss, damages, breach of confidence and more. And if a court finds that theft or related crimes occurred, the matter is referred to police — meaning criminal prosecution is possible. Big companies usually settle before court because they don’t want the risk, the publicity, or the precedent.
The process
Three steps, from idea to protection
Create and register your Comcept™
A Comcept™ is any commercially valuable idea:
- a marketing or brand positioning idea.
- a logistics or engineering improvement.
- an HR solution that saves money.
- a product tweak or new service concept.
- a system upgrade.
It doesn’t need to be patentable. You register the Comcept™ and receive a registration number. Your Comcept™ file then needs to be completed by saving all relevant material — all versions, whiteboard diagrams, sketches, notes, presentations, emails, Zoom and Teams recordings and transcripts, phone calls, and so on. The richer the evidence trail, the stronger your protection.
Present your idea with confidence
As a member you can pitch knowing your ownership is documented, your evidence is securely stored, and your legal protection is activated. Companies benefit too — they can safely negotiate and legally use your idea once a deal is struck and confirmed in writing.
Should your idea be stolen
First, seek a commercial arrangement with the offending party — Ideas Union does not participate in these commercial negotiations. Second, notify us. We assess the case with three questions — is this theft? can we win? can they pay? — and if the answer is yes to all three, we act.