Idea Protection

Depending on the genesis and context of your invention and the companies or institutions which support, employ or fund you, various conflicts of...

The Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is a piece of government legislation which allows those people who are inventors, writers, musicians, or...

If you design, write or manufacture something and have taken the appropriate measures to ensure that your name – or your company’s name – is...

Also known as confidentiality agreements or confidential disclosure agreements, NDAs can take a number of forms depending on the context in which...

While the UK patent system is based on 'first to file' rather than 'first to invent', keeping a notebook or logbook can still be useful for an...

A common plan for inventors taking their products to market is to secure a licensing agreement with an existing manufacturer or retailer which would...

Inventors ‘going it alone’ often need distinctive brand names and identities for their products to set them apart from the competition and to...

A basic understanding of copyright is worthwhile for inventors, since whilst it doesn't cover inventions, copyright plays an important part in the...

An important phase in making the progress from inventor to entrepreneur is to understand your invention as a product, part of a market. Evaluating...