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Invention-related news and opinion. Replies are welcome, though real names are preferred and posts may be edited.

NESTA for the chop?
Date: 18/09/2009
Now that government departments are being ‘asked’ to look for things to cut, NESTA will - if there are a few shreds of justice left - be on someone’s hit list.

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Patenting your invention - watch this space
Date: 11/09/2009
Patenting an invention is complex, expensive and risky. We're preparing a free PDF download that explains the pros and cons from an inventor's point of view.
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Criminalising patent theft isn’t the answer (but it’s a good try)
Date: 03/09/2009
Trevor Baylis' campaign to criminalise patent theft has merit but in practice it probably won't work. The real problem for inventors is the patent system itself.
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Centre for Defence Enterprise - a model of open access?
Date: 02/09/2009
Good grief! A department of government that actually invites ideas from inventors - or at least it looks that way - and in plain English too! Read full article - 0 Replies

Woolly thinking
Date: 04/07/2009
Does anyone have any bright ideas for adding value to wool? If you've got a  wool-related invention, you could be a big help to hard-pressed UK sheep farmers. ...
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