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What is a patent worth?

24 August 2022 by | Comments are off for this post
It is near impossible to work in the world of Intellectual Property without seeing near-daily discussions on whether patents are worth the paper they are written on. This is mainly because of the number of litigation cases regarding patent infringement and disputes; it is believed that patents are only worth the money you have to [...]

5 unlikely products and how they made it big

26 July 2022 by | Comments are off for this post
1. Dryrobe First up, we have a large poncho with absorbent towel material on the inside and a waterproof coat material on the outside. You don't see many people wearing ponchos in public so maybe its worn inside? You use a towel to dry yourself after a shower, but this poncho has a waterproof outer [...]

Innovate Design News Search Double crowdfunding launch for new inventions!

14 May 2021 by | Comments are off for this post
We are all so excited here at Innovate, because today (Friday 14th April) not one, but TWO of our clients are launching their crowdfunding campaigns for their brand new products. We have two very different products being showcased and we love them both. To remind you, Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture [...]

Teen entrepreneur launches fashion app

13 May 2021 by | Comments are off for this post
Teen entrepreneur Rebecca Mabbett created and launched her brand new app, R Reflections, and started a subsequent company in the same name, all before turning 20. R Reflections is a virtual fitting room app that gives users personalisation to enable individuals to identify if clothes suit them, their body shape and skin tone. Since the [...]

Client’s mask ‘Facelet’ hailed as “Best face-covering”

30 November 2020 by | Comments are off for this post

When the pandemic hit the UK and we all went into lockdown, we knew we had to do something to help. Innovate launched an initiative to give priority to new Covid-related ideas which were already flooding in. We had a great response from this, and within that group of inventors was Jo Pole with her […]

What prototype is best for me?

24 June 2020 by | Comments are off for this post

The words ‘invention’ and ‘prototype’ go hand in hand. You won’t find an inventor in the world that hasn’t considered a prototype to be of the utmost importance in the process. When you think of a prototype, you might picture a garage covered in sawdust, a lab with test tubes and goggles or you might […]

Exciting new contacts in Africa

4 February 2020 by | Comments are off for this post

Last month our textiles designer, Olivia, visited the Ghanaian embassy during their Garments and Textiles trade event. The event was to strengthen the ever-growing links between Ghana and the British government when it comes to trade, specifically in the apparel industry. Olivia saw this as a perfect opportunity to network with industry experts in order […]

New year, new invention!

8 January 2020 by | Comments are off for this post

As the old Christmas tree stands outside, once proudly brimming with needles and joy, but now naked and threadbare, we bid farewell to the yuletide festivities and enter a new age. Twenty-twenty. 2020. Two thousand and twenty. However you write it, it feels like we are living in the future! We have now reached an […]