Bristol Innovators Group
Jane LambertI have recently come across the Bristol Innovators Group which joined Twitter in October 2019. It appears to have held its first meeting at the University's Centre for Innovation and...
View ArticleEuropean Patent Office's "Inventors against Coronavirus"
Standard YouTube LicenceJane LambertAt the start of the coronavirus crisis, I published IP Services During the Emergency. In it, I wrote:"The suspension of so much business activity to facilitate...
View ArticlePatent Cooperation Treaty
Standard YouTube LicenceJane LambertTwo of the problems of applying for a patent are:Patent protection is territorial: that is to say, a patent enables an owner to prevent others from making, using,...
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Kalifa Review fails to mention Patents for FinTech Inventions
By James Gillray Public Domain Jane LambertThis morning the government published the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech. As I learnt my intellectual property law while working on the legal issues of chip...
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One of the Few Silver Linings - Innovation during the Pandemic
Under a cloud (with a silver lining) (1920)Punch 22 Sept 1920 Wikipedia Silver Lining Jane LambertAt the start of the lockdown just under a year ago, I wrote in IP Services During the Emergency on 22...
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Taking your Ideas to Market in Wales
The Atrium of the Menai Science Park© 2019 Jane Lambert: all rights reserved Jane LambertYesterday I chaired a webinar organized by the Menai Science Park entitled IP and SME, Taking your Ideas to...
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EPO launches a Competition for Young Inventors
European Patent Office in MunichAuthor Karlis Dambrāns Licence CC BY 2.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertFollowing the success of its European Inventor Award, the European Patent Office has...
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US Patent and Trademark Office Webinar - Invention-Con 2021: Capitalizing on...
Author ReubenGBrewer Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertOne of the few good things to have resulted from this pandemic is the live streaming of events that would previously have...
View ArticleUK Innovation Strategy
Standard YouTube LicenceJane LambertIn his foreword to Global Britain in a competitive age which I discussed in NIPC Brexit on 19 March 2021, the Prime Minister wrote: "Our aim is to have secured our...
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The Border Innovation Hub
White Cliffs of DoverAuthor Immanuel Giel Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertIn UK Innovation Strategy I discussed ways in which the British government proposed to stimulate...
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Essential Reading for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Jane LambertIP really can make or break a business. Get it right and you can control entry to your markets or generate substantial amounts of licensing revenue. Get it wrong and you can be ensnared...
View ArticleInnovate UK Funding
Standard YouTube LicenceJane LambertThe start of a new year is when many new businesses and projects within existing businesses are launched. Such initiatives usually need funding and an important...
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What to do if your Patent is Infringed
Patents Court and Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Author Judicial Office Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert1. What do I do if my Patent is infringed?The first thing to do...
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Invention-Con 2022: The US Patent and Trademark Office's Online Conference...
Interior of the US Patent and Trademark OfficeAuthor Hanaxides Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertEvery August, the US Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") holds a conference...
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Is China still the Best Place to outsource Manufacturing?
Author Daniel Case Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertFor the first 20 years after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, it was almost instinctive for small...
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Direct Access to Barristers on Intellectual Property Matters
Jane LambertI am a member of the Intelectual Property Bar Association to which most barristers specializing in intellectual property and technology law belong. There are over 100 of us. Most are in...
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Student Inventors and their Universities - Ownership of IP in Inventions...
Chemistry Research Laboratories at Oxford UniversityAuthor M stone Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertTraditionally universities have been funded by grants from central...
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I have invented something - What happens next?
By William Heath Robinson - From the Book: William Heath Robinson Inventions, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39256622 Jane LambertIf you work for a company, university...
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Selling your Invention
Jane LambertThe European IP Helpdesk has recently published a fact sheet on intellectual property assignments entitled Commercialising Intellectual Property: Assignment Agreements which can be...
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Where to learn about IP for Free
Jane Lambert Every viable business in the world has something that gives it an advantage over its competitors. It may be its reputation in the marketplace, the appearance of its products or their...
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Saving Money on IP at a Time of Rising Prices
Jane LambertAt a time of rising production costs and weakening demand for their products and services, businesses are tempted to reduce or even curtail their spending on intellectual property...
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Legal Aid for Proceedings in the Unified Patent Court
Jane LambertArt 71 (1) of the Unified Patent Court Agreement enables natural persons who are unable to meet the costs of proceedings in the Unified Patent Court, either wholly or in part, to apply for...
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Writing IP into your Business Plan
AuthorGrenavitar Licence Public Domain Source Wikimedia CommonsPaternoster Square, City of London Jane LambertA business plan plots out the course that a business is to take from its present position...
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How to avoid Entitlement Disputes
Jane LambertIn Disputes over Ownership of Inventions 6 Aug 2015 NIPC South East I wrote:"According to the Intellectual Property Office at least 30 disputes are referred to its tribunals every year...
View ArticleInvention Con 2023 - Practical Advice for Inventors, Makers and Entrepreneurs...
Author US Patent and Trademark Office Licence Standard YouTube Licence Source USPTPJane LambertAn important difference between the United Kingdom and the United States lies in the public's appreciation...
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