Did you see Dragon’s Den last week? Paul Hurnon had designed a space-saving bathroom, and he had spent 23 years refining his design. He had filed a patent application in the early days, and had even secured a granted UK patent, BUT, by the time he got into the...
Patents protect new products and processes, and a patent will give you the right to stop others from making, selling or importing/exporting something covered by the patent claims. But, how “inventive” does a product have to be to be patentable? Lets...
Are you an innovative tech company that relies on R&D and product development to stay one step ahead of your competitors? If so, it is likely that you are familiar with intellectual property rights, and how they can help you to protect your investment and...
When innovators have an idea for a new product, they will often use the expertise that you, as a product developer or designer, have, to make sure that a marketable product is developed, tested and designed. There is obviously a cost associated with that, so how can...
Many innovators and R&D teams understand and appreciate the value of patent searching, both as a design tool and to see what others in their field are up to. Patent searching can help to identify what may be patentable about your own innovation, provide key...
