Invention (uk)
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- ukit0
Tell me your idea.
- Jnr_Madison0
Are you looking for some venture capital?
- jellyneck0
I'll chip in a couple bucks.
- omgitsacamera0
Ask hedge for some investment.
- Jnr_Madison0
Your local business center will probably help put you int touch with someone.
- Dancer0
I basically have an idea and I nee to find out whether :
a) is it gonna work in the open market?
b) has it been done before?Just wondering if anyone had any experience
- Dancer0
Also where to get prototypes manufactured
- Jnr_Madison0
It may be worth emailing Josimar for some advice. He has been through something similar.
- lowimpakt0
Maybe contact the Design Business Association?
http://www.dba.org.ukthere may be some help here too - http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/…
- Spookytim0
I think it costs quite a bit for the patent research to see if its patnetable or not, and then it will cost more to actually patent it. I think there's a big difference between patenting an idea/theory and pateneting an actual object, so depending on whether it is object dependent, you may have to have a prototype before you even approach the pantent office.
^ A patent company with offices in Birmingham and London.
- lowimpakt0
re. prototypes. It depends entirely on what product you are making but prototyping can be expensive.
You'll most likely need one if you're digging for investment. Depending on your location you could get models made or some form of rapid prototyping/SLA done.
Are you in London? maybe http://www.mas-london.co.uk/ could also help.
There is a UK wide MAS service. http://www.mas.dti.gov.uk/
- Dancer0
Wow, it costs a bit then.
Annoying you cannot have a service that will say: yes great idea, or no not worth it.
Like free advice from a mentor or summit.
- lowimpakt0
Own-it free IP advice for creative businesses - http://www.own-it.org/
- lowimpakt0
"Like free advice from a mentor or summit."
This depends on where you are located. There is a something like that in Wales - http://www.designwales.org
there is also the innovators network in Wales - http://www.win4wales.com/
I'm sure there is similar elsewhere. May contact your regional development agency?
- Have you had experience in this Lowimpakt?Dancer
- more to the point... are you Welsh?Dancer
- I trained as an industrial designer. I'm irish but I work in the UK design policy area.lowimpakt
- Ah ok. Have just emailed Design Wales to see if they know of a uk equiv. I am quite serious about this ideaDancer
- good luck. don't get freaked out by the task. believe in what you are doing and get whatever help is going.lowimpakt
- Dancer0
nice site!!!!
http://www.designwales.org
- uncle_helv0
It's not a new members only design site called 'I Love Dust' is it Dancer??
- lol.
That's next on the agendaDancer - I refuse to get involved in his activitiesDancer
- Hahaha — Aww go on, that lad needs all the help he can get!!!uncle_helv
- lol.
- Mishga0
whatever you do:
DON'T TRUST ANYONE!!!- Is that speaking from Experience Mishga?Dancer
- i always hear stories about someone with a great ideia, and at the end someone steals the guy..so careful.Mishga
- Mishga are you sat wearing a tin foil hat, under a tent made from your duvet??uncle_helv
- * unplug notebook, look furiously through the window looking for THEM!!!!Mishga