29 June 2017 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post One Week Before Innovate Attends New Designers Show 2017 The time is drawing near - designers frantically add the finishing touches to their final year projects, universities gather and assemble the last components for their stands, and award-winning industry professionals prepare their motivational speeches - the New Designers Show is just around the corner. What [...]
7 June 2017 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Dragons' Den Will Return This Summer - Unleashing Two Brand New Dragons What's New? The BBC series Dragons' Den is returning for an exciting 15th series later this summer, not to mention the two brand new Dragons joining the panel. The British television series - renowned for its multi-millionaire investors and passionate entrepreneurs - are to [...]
10 May 2017 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post World Intellectual Property Day: A Celebration of Innovation & Creativity What is World Intellectual Property Day? On World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD), people come together to celebrate and learn about the role that intellectual property rights play in protecting and promoting innovation and creativity. According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), WIPD is about “raising awareness [...]
4 May 2017 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Innovate attend Concours Lépine International Paris 2017 This year, Innovate France attended the 116th exhibition of Concours Lépine International Paris giving them the chance to support over 600 inventors and exhibitions from across the globe. What is Concours Lépine? Concours Lépine is a French competition, welcoming over 600 inventors and 1,000,000 visitors worldwide. The competition provides an [...]
12 April 2017 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post What is the Maker Movement? The Maker Movement, where millions of makers take huge risk in starting their own businesses devoted to producing and selling self-made products. In recent years, it has gathered increasing momentum with a rise in the number of makers employing the do-it-yourself attitude. Although the maker era might not be upon [...]
23 March 2017 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post The green patent fast-track program; giving the green light on green power What is a green patent? The green patent fast-track program - the tree-huggers’ dream, the green activists’ fantasy and the environmentalists’ vision - it’s a marvellous little thing. But what is a green patent? Well, according to Techopedia, a green patent is “a [...]
27 June 2016 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Moms know how to be innovative and here’s the proof Inventions and products which were thought of innovative moms If you have ever looked at the shelf of a retail store and saw something which just makes practical sense, especially if it is something that relates to children or to making tending for children easier, [...]
16 June 2016 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Patent Stats from the UK IPO for 2015 - Infographic A recent article in The Telegraph bemoaned the state of innovation in the United Kingdom, stating that Germany and France are filing a much greater volume of patents according to author Sophie Curtis: "The study found that, despite the last government’s efforts to boost innovation [...]
26 April 2016 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Celebrating Intellectual Property Rights Worldwide Intellectual Property or IP establishment is a bit debated. Where there are records that date back as far as 1624 in Britain, it is not until 1967 that the WIPO organization was formed and started to have a major part within the world of property rights. And while the big [...]
24 March 2016 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Why you should get product feedback from industry experts This year Innovate took part in the International Houseware and Home Show, in the Inventor Corner section where innovators received product feedback on their designs. The show, which was held from March 5-8 in Chicago, showcased the innovations and inventions of individuals from around the world. [...]
