Wendy Thomson (inventor of the Health Swing) is another brave inventor who approached Dragons’ Den for investment, as seen on television last week. The Health Swing is a swing for exercising the whole body in a progressive non-weight bearing exercise regime. It can be used for many purposes from keep-fit right through to rehabilitation and […]
Last night saw another collection of brave inventors face the Dragons in their Den. Innovate were pleased to see two more clients who had successfully got through the tough rounds of auditions to make it on the show. Ian Wilson with his Wind-E-Lite and Wendy Thomson with Health Swing. Innovate were involved in the design […]
There was success in the Dragons' Den this week for one of Innovate's clients Kate Castle with her ingenious solution for those caught short on the move. Kate secured an investment of £50,000 for a 30% stake of her business from retail sector expert Theo Paphitis. After a thorough grilling from the Dragons in the […]
Intellectual Property Rights: How to protect your great idea - video clip from the BBC website. Take a look at this video clip from the BBC on why it is so important to keep your idea confidential and to protect it properly with a patent or other form of intellectual property protection. We would add […]
Investment in UK businesses, protected by intellectual property rights, is worth £65 billion per year. Article from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills website Reports published today show that investments made by businesses in products and services that are protected by intellectual property rights (IPRs) are worth £65 billion a year. The announcement was […]
Good sports needed for the 2011 - 2012 Cracking Ideas competition! From the Intellectual Property Office Are you an innovator aged between 4 and 16 bursting with Cracking Ideas? Are you a footie fanatic or a gymnastics junkie? Do you go nuts for netball, ditzy for dance or potty for ping-pong? Whether you're a gold […]
An insightful quote from the 2011 winner of The Apprentice, Tom Pellereau: "My first invention, the nail file, coming up with the idea took 10 minutes. Getting something to market, licensing it, getting it to Boots took about a year and a half." Contact Innovate Product Design today to get your product idea fast-tracked and […]
Diver Flare - www.diverflare.com from client Rex Hargrave has just launched! This is a fantastic life saving product and an absolute must for all divers. The flare comes in a watertight casing so that you are able to dive with it, it has been tested up to 40m. Upon an emergency a diver can resurface […]
Five Year 9 students from South Wilts Grammar School spent the day recently at Innovate Product Design as part of the “Working with Industry” programme which the school runs annually. The girls visited Innovate’s Salisbury Studio in Endless Street a couple of week's ago where they were introduced to the company, given a tour of […]
Innovate's Clio Davies receiving her certificate from CIPA President Tim Roberts for the CIPA Patent Administrators exam. Well done Clio!