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Human Frame - Keynote speaker

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Innovation through Inclusive Design Annual symposium of theHelen Hamlyn Research Associates Programme 2006 Monday 25th September 2006, Royal College of Art, London

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Research centres World Intellectual Property Organisationwww. wipo. orgThis organisation promotes the use and protection of intellectual property. It administers 23 international treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection. Lord Chancellor's Departmentwww. lcd. gov. ukFor information on Civil Procedure Rules and other matters.  Intellectual Propertywww....

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Why intellectual property is so important to invention

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There is a growing awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR). Headline-making patent infringement cases such as Dyson's £4m award against Hoover in 2002 and the $612m payment by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to patent holding company NTP in 2006 help make the point that ideas can have both a monetary value and rightful owners. There is, however, less awareness of...

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Invention by Graham Barker and Peter Bissell

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How can inventors protect their ideas and make them profitable? Just how does a novel idea become a new product or service? Graham Barker and Peter Bissell explain how to make this process easier, pointing out potential pitfalls and offering practical help. From the Post-it note to Trevor Baylis’s Clockwork radio, many best sellers would never have seen the light of day without the hard work and...

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Invention glossary

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Claims - The elements of a patent that define the scope of an invention. In a bid to maximise their monopoly, patent applicants claim novelty for each aspect of their invention. Examiners may disallow some or all claims, affecting the strength (and value) of any eventual patent. Confidentiality (or non-disclosure) agreement - A cheap and simple means of binding others to secrecy while an...

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General Information Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) www. auril. org. uk Network of professionals aiming to develop partnerships between higher education and industry to support innovation and competitiveness. Esp@cenetgb. espacenet. com European Patent Office database providing free access to more than 30 million patents. Invaluable for searching prior...

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Help and advice for businesses

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Business owners will find these issues particularly relevant, but they are also useful for anyone involved in the invention process When an employee has an idea, who owns it? Much depends on the terms of the contract of employment. If the idea is directly relevant to the employer's activities or if producing ideas to improve the business is deemed part of the job, then the employer is likely to...

Standards and regulations

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Anyone involved in packaging design should be aware of some basic regulations Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998 put into practice the EC Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste. These regulations came into force on 31 May 1998, but enforcement powers did not come into effect until 1 January 1999. A full copy of the report can be...

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A membership trade organisation created to combat the threat of plagiarism in the design and creative industries.

FeONIC Soundbug audio product using Terfenol-D technology

Developing a brand

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Seven years on, Newlands Scientific has become FeONIC plc, a company with a strong, clearly defined brand that adds weight and coherence to its range of groundbreaking products. Neither the successful branding of this new technology, nor the products developed to commercialise it happened overnight. Indeed, creating a clearly defined brand did not seem like a priority until quite a way into the...