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 [...]
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. [...]
26 October 2023
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How to get funding for an idea: Navigating the Pathways of Early-Stage Funding Are you eager to bring your groundbreaking idea to life but finding yourself stuck at the initial hurdle of funding? While self-funding is often preferable and can give you control over your project, it can be useful to look to external sources. [...]
11 October 2023
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Meet Donna our new Lead Fashion and Textile Designer Industry Leading Design The design team has a new addition, and we are super excited to introduce Donna, our Lead Fashion and Textile Designer. She oversees the fabric projects that we work on and ensures that the team develops market-leading designs. Donna has designed for some [...]
11 July 2023
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Innovate celebrates World IP Day at the House of Commons We noticed a couple of interesting funding opportunities which might be useful if you are considering, or already developing a new product idea. £25 million in grants Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is offering grants totalling up to £25 million for "game-changing [...]
8 July 2023
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Design Competition Winning Dublin student creates new flossing device for teeth cleaning Many congratulations to Christopher Kenny, a student from Technological University Dublin, who has won this year’s Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition with an ingenious bathroom item. We would also like to congratulate Innovates' winner Kyle Farquhar, a student from Edinburgh Napier University. [...]
