8 July 2026
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The Strategic Power of Product Licensing: How to Commercialise Your Innovation "A licensing partnership is more than a signed contract. It’s built on strategic alignment, clearly defined rights and responsibilities, and a shared commitment to create value." This insight, shared by Clara Bouffard, a Manager Licensed Business for a major global consumer brand, highlights an [...]
23 June 2026
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How to Fund Your Product Idea: A Practical UK Guide for Inventors We are keeping you up to date on how to fund your idea, particularly with two new schemes for inventors: Alibaba Co-Create (a platform designed to simplify sourcing and prototyping for new product development) and Innovate UK’s Innovation Loans (a government-backed initiative aimed [...]
22 June 2026
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Design Innovation in Plastics: final six students present their concepts to the judges After a tense but fascinating morning in London on May 8, the Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) judging panel had high praise for the standards set by this year’s finalists. All six finalists brought prototypes of their products to the final [...]
23 March 2026
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Crowdfunding - 6 things you need to know in 2026 Have you thought about using crowdfunding to kick off your new project idea? Whether you are testing an early concept or ready to ship thousands of units, crowdfunding helps you build a community while you build your product. The year 2025 showcased several successful innovators [...]
18 June 2025
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Why Licensing May Be the Best Move You Can Make With Your Invention Got a great invention? One of the first big choices you'll face is whether to license it to an established company or bring it to market yourself. Both routes have their pros and cons. Licensing can offer speed and scalability, while manufacturing [...]
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. [...]
8 May 2023
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A British delegation of inventors exhibits at the Concours Lépine, Paris invention fair for the first time in history and win several medals. Innovate Design , is proud to announce the participation of the British Delegation in Concours Lépine, the renowned international innovation competition. The event took place from the 27th of April till the [...]
28 April 2023
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Finalists announced for 2023 DIP competition April 27, 2023 Press release Finalists announced for 2023 DIP competition Judges cite “innovative solutions” for challenging brief Design students entering this year’s Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition have addressed the brief with “out of the box thinking and innovative solutions”, according to head judge, Richard Brown, [...]
25 April 2023
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World IP Day 2023 Today is World Intellectual Property Day, which is a great opportunity to highlight the role that Intellectual Property (IP) rights, such as, patents, trademarks, registered designs and copyright, play in encouraging innovation and creativity. Here at Innovate, we understand the power of IP and have a wealth of experience of harnessing [...]
14 April 2023
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Understand your product's potential When you are developing a product you are developing something you can sell for a profit, something you can make a business from (assuming you are a for-profit business!). We define the goal of a product based on Josh Kaufman's definition, in three parts: A product customers want to buy At [...]
