27 June 2024
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The Design Trend You Shouldn’t Be Ignoring: How Educational Technology or “EdTech” is Making New Technologies Work for Our Children In a recent episode of BBC's The Apprentice, viewers witnessed the fusion of augmented reality (AR) with children's cereal, sparking curiosity and perhaps scepticism about integrating technology into every facet of a child's life. [...]
12 June 2024
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The Importance of a Patent Search for Securing Grant Funding for Innovation A worldwide patent search is helpful when seeking a grant for innovative projects. Indeed, according to Innovate UK ( UK's innovation agency, a part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), conducting a global patent search can help demonstrate the novelty and protectability [...]
29 May 2024
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Innovate Design unveils its new 3D print lab Innovate revealed a new 3D printing lab with the latest technologies including 4 new cutedge 3d printers . We offer a comprehensive range of 3D printing services. Prototyping is an essential step in the product development process, allowing designers and engineers to test and refine designs before [...]
15 May 2024
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What is the Concours Lépine? Our French office has long partnered with the Concours Lépine, and our French inventors are lucky to participate in such an event. Lépine is a French invention competition within the Foire de Paris that attracts around 500,000 visitors during the 10-day event. Inventors can showcase or sell their prototypes to [...]
29 April 2024
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Licensing Your Invention: A Smart Strategy for Bringing Your Idea to Market When you have a great idea for a new product, it's natural to want to bring it to market yourself and reap all the rewards. There are traditionally two routes to market: self-manufacturing or licensing. Today, we look at the licensing option; it [...]
18 March 2024
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How Big Brands Embrace Open Innovation Big brand names still recognise the value that lies within individual inventors. These industry giants rely on the fresh perspective and ingenuity that comes from outside their company. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast with an idea that could interest Black & Decker, a household goods innovator for The Grommet, [...]
5 February 2024
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Is your invention worth more than a million? Learn from the Trunki Inventor's £7M journey. Rob Law, the inventive mind behind Trunki, the globally recognised brand of ride-on children's suitcases, is a testament to the power of individual innovation. His journey from a starting idea to success demonstrates that individual inventors can hold their own [...]
29 November 2023
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Should I take my idea further? Ask yourself these three questions The UK is a nation of people with great ideas, no wonder it ranked 4th in the Global Innovation Index 2023, behind Switzerland, Sweden and the United States. If you are one of those people who can spot a problem with a product and [...]
21 November 2023
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Funding Insights from British Business Finance Week: Start-up Loans and Business Angels Taking the decision to turn your idea into a reality is a truly exciting step. Finding proper support is essential in those early moments so last week I travelled to Business Finance Week to explore all the opportunities that can help kickstart your [...]
9 November 2023
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From Patent to Profit: The Story of SPANX and Sara Blakely Talking about Intellectual Property usually means discussing how much patents are really worth, especially with so many legal battles over patent rights and disagreements. Many believe that a patent is only as valuable as the money you have to back it up in court. [...]
