Have you got a good idea for a new product?
Have you created a different design for a product that already exists?
Have you thought of an original name for your company or product?
If you have innovative ideas like these, Inventors’ Info Points can help you to develop your ideas and bring them to the marketplace.
Before you start…
In order to progress your idea, there are some checks you need to do:
Check One
Is information about your idea confidential?
Revealing your idea before you have filed it with the Patent Office could mean that a patent is not granted.
Check Two
Is your idea new or has someone else thought of it already?
To avoid wasting your time you need to do a search to be sure that your idea hasn't been thought of before.
Check Three
Are you clear on what type of idea you have come up with?
There are many types of intellectual property rights, each of which must be approached differently.
Get started
To do a search to check whether your idea is new or not, follow a link in the relevant category…
New Inventions
These are ideas that are functional, have an ‘inventive step’, and could be put to an industrial use.
New Designs
These appeal to the eye, and affect the appearance of the whole or part of a product.
