Idea Protection...
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Conflicts of Interest
As in other fields there are a number of potential ways that conflicts of interest may become apparent or significant at different stages of the invention process, on...
Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988
The Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is a piece of government legislation which allows those people who are inventors, writers, musicians,...
Intellectual Property Protection
If you design, write or manufacture something and have taken the appropriate measures to ensure that your name – or your company’s name – is associated with the...
Non-Disclosure Agreements
Also known as confidentiality agreements or confidential disclosure agreements, NDAs can take a number of forms depending on the context in which they are used. From an...
Proving You Were First to Invent
In the US the patent system is run on the principle that the patent should be awarded to the first person to invent, whilst in the UK (and the rest of the world), it is...
Securing a Licensing Agreement For Your Invention
A common plan for inventors taking their products to market is to secure a licensing agreement with an existing manufacturer or retailer which would...
Trademarks
Inventors ‘going it alone’ often need distinctive brand names and identities for their products to set them apart from the competition and to highlight the specific...
Understanding Copyrights as a Budding Inventor
Whilst patents and design rights are the forms of intellectual property most commonly deemed important inventors it is worthwhile understanding...
Value of a Product Evaluation
Whether you’re licensing your invention to another company or going it alone, you will need — at some point — an evaluation of how much your invention is worth as a...
