On Tuesday, 18th November ideas21 is providing free 40 minute advice sessions  to support today’s inventors to help them turn their ideas into a business.  One-to-one appointments will be held at the Business & IP Centre, The British Library, London and can be booked for expert advice on:  Design & Prototyping, Intellectual Property, Licensing,
& New Product Development Grants.

These free 40 minute advice sessions are to support today’s inventors to help them turn their ideas into a business.

One-to-one appointments will be held at the Business & IP Centre, The British Library, London on Tuesday, 21st October and can be booked for expert advice on:

Design & Prototyping - All successful products  have been  developed  via  a  systematic  product  design and development process. This process ensures that the product  solves  the right problems, appeals to a proven market, sells for the right price and performs as expected every time. This session will explain the process and  highlight what elements of the process are relevant to your project.

Intellectual Property - It is important that individuals and small businesses developing innovative products can protect themselves from copyists and imitators.   Intellectual property rights, such as patents, trade marks and registered designs, can provide this protection.  This session provides advice on the intellectual property rights that will best protect your idea or business and how to obtain them.

Licensing - Intellectual Property can be successfully exploited through licensing.  A licence is a contractual agreement to specify what the licensee is permitted to do and the terms and conditions applying.  This will usually include any royalties and/or an amount of any payment to be paid to the licensor (the IP owner).  There are numerous pitfalls for the unwary to be found in the detailed operational rules that form part of many  licence contracts. This session provides a basic understanding of what licensing entails.

New Product Development Grants - Where significant technical risk is involved it might be possible to secure one of the range of grants currently available. Grant schemes have undergone many changes over the recent past and it is important to choose the most appropriate one for your project and organisation. This session will go through those national and local grants that are available and outline how to apply and what to avoid.