International Women’s Day: The mothers of invention
The term ‘scientist’ was coined by William Whewell in 1834 in a review of an academic paper called ‘On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences’.
Patents
Patents protect the features and process that make things work. A patent can only be granted for something that is new and inventive. A patent has to be renewed every year but can last for up to 20 years.
Over and out
It’s a sad occasion when one of your favourite television series comes to an end, how can you fill the void?
So I've got an invention and I need a patent!
Patents are by far and away the most complex, time consuming and expensive of the types of intellectual property dealt with at the IPO.
The tool that torques to itself
You’ve just bought the carbon fibre bike of your dreams, all £3,000 worth of it. Then, tightening up the seat post bracket, you hear a nasty little cracking sound.
Tooling up to transform the building trade
Half a dozen tool companies dominate world markets. None are small fry. Their development departments are sizeable, their market presence strong.
Intelligent Textiles: how solutions find their problems
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In 1913, the British textiles industry achieved its highest output – 7 billion square yards of cloth were produced.
Podtastic
I am quite a fan of podcasts. I tend to download 2 or 3 a week and listen to them either in the evening or sometimes in the car on the way to an event.
Lewi, George and designer dog breeds
Following the loss of the family dog, I was ready to find a new puppy. But I was having trouble deciding on which breed.
My road to patent examining
To misquote a line from the film, ‘Hellboy’: what makes a patent examiner a patent examiner?
Patently a concrete idea
Watching a concrete shelter being blown up is an interesting if slightly bizarre experience. We are not talking about another attempt to dynamite the indestructible remains of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall.
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