Innovation nations: Why India and China beat Britain in the patent arena
Research by The Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) and PatSnap has found that the US, EU and UK will lose all innovation leadership positions by 2029.
Tag: Patents
3 simple steps to monetising your invention ?” Tame it, Name it, Frame it
By Staff writer
Ahead of World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, serial inventor Graham Harris tells Real Business why a strong sense of sales and marketing is vital when inventors begin monetising their products.
Use protection! How to navigate the patent process for entrepreneurs
By Staff writer
With World Intellectual Property Day landing on 26 April this year, Real Business heard from serial inventor Graham Harris about how entrepreneurs can chart a path through the UK’s patenting process before bringing a new product to market.
“It’s absolutely fine to steal ideas” – if you promise to make them better
Instead of shunning those that steal ideas, we need to chastise those that think it is a problem, says blogger Seth Godin. It is a view widely shared by British scientist Matt Ridley, who argues that the engine of human progress and prosperity has been, and is, “ideas having sex with each other”.
The Google Patent Starter Program Whats it all about
Matthew Jones unpackages the latest under the radar move by internet giant Google, and explains why it is of particular interest to early-stage businesses in need of IP.
Mandy Haberman and Shaun Pulfrey suggest that patents are a must when it comes to protecting ideas
In last weeks Radio 4’s The Bottom Line, presenter Evan Davies interviewed three entrepreneurs – Mandy Haberman, Shaun Pulfrey and Darcey Crownshaw – about their inventions, highlighting the importance of protecting your design.
Intellectual property: A valuable commodity
By Ian Grey
Intellectual property is often overlooked by SME’s due to lack of awareness or a concern about costs. However, left unprotected, an innovative product or process may be copied leaving the SME that originally developed it with no reward.
Licensing your products: what are your options?
What are your options when looking to license your products” This handy guide sets out the different ways to license your products: patents, franchises, licenses ? which is best for you?