invention and innovation
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Question: Have a look at these inventions. Which ones do you think are actually practical?
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Every year, millions of new ideas are developed worldwide. These ideas can come about in a number of ways:
By those who use the product - Customers who like using a product, begin to think of their own ideas
People who have a good understanding of the product - Employees at some businesses may leave in order to develop their own ideas which are similar
Research departments - Businesses spend millions of pounds in their research and development departments trying to design brand new products
By those who use the product - Customers who like using a product, begin to think of their own ideas
People who have a good understanding of the product - Employees at some businesses may leave in order to develop their own ideas which are similar
Research departments - Businesses spend millions of pounds in their research and development departments trying to design brand new products
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The discovery of potential new products and new ways of making products is called invention. Kellogg's Cornflakes was invented in 1894 but it was 12 years before the first packet was sold. The idea of the bagless vacuum cleaner was developed by James Dyson in 1978, eight years before it was first sold to the public. Over the past 100 years, there have been a number of very important inventions like the television, mobile phone, nuclear power plant and the aeroplane. However, there have been millions of much other smaller inventions.
The process of transforming an invention into a product that customers will buy is called innovation. It is the commercial exploitation of an invention. This could be to sell your idea to an existing manufacturer of a product, or you could set up your own business to produce and sell the product. This is more expensive and more difficult.
Invention and innovation are very risky. Many inventions never get to the point where an actual product is sold. Innovation also often leads to failure. It is an expensive process and an entrepreneur or inventor must give up a lot of time and money to make this happen.
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invention and innovation 2
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To analyse the impact of a business protecting their ideas. (AO3) |
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Question: Why do you think its important for businesses to protect their ideas?
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The risk with any invention is that someone will copy it. There is no point in a business spending time and money developing something new if a competitor can steal the idea. To prevent this from happening, businesses can apply for patents and copyrights to protect their business ideas. Businesses can also register a brand, trade name or trade mark which prevents others from using them.
Key term: PATENTS - Right of ownership of an invention or process when it is registered with the government.
Key term: COPYRIGHT - Legal ownership of material such as books, music and films which prevents these being copied by others.
Key term: TRADEMARKS - The symbol, sign, or other features of a product or business that can be protected in law.
Key term: COPYRIGHT - Legal ownership of material such as books, music and films which prevents these being copied by others.
Key term: TRADEMARKS - The symbol, sign, or other features of a product or business that can be protected in law.
An entrepreneur will have to be very careful when it comes to patents and copyright. First, they have to make sure their idea is original and that no one else owns the copyright. Second, they have to make sure their idea is properly patented and copyrighted. Third, they have to make sure no one steals their idea. As a small business, they are very vulnerable to theft of intellectual property. Big businesses know that it is very expensive for a small business to take them to court.
James Dyson had to fight a number of court battles to protect the patents on his range of vacuum cleaners because much larger companies copied his ideas.
James Dyson had to fight a number of court battles to protect the patents on his range of vacuum cleaners because much larger companies copied his ideas.
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invention and innovation (second lesson)
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To understand the following key terms (AO1):
To analyse the impact of a business protecting their ideas. (AO3) |
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Question: Why do you think its important for businesses to protect their ideas?
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The risk with any invention is that someone will copy it. There is no point in a business spending time and money developing something new if a competitor can steal the idea. To prevent this from happening, businesses can apply for patents and copyrights to protect their business ideas. Businesses can also register a brand, trade name or trade mark which prevents others from using them.
Key term: PATENTS - Right of ownership of an invention or process when it is registered with the government.
Key term: COPYRIGHT - Legal ownership of material such as books, music and films which prevents these being copied by others.
Key term: TRADEMARKS - The symbol, sign, or other features of a product or business that can be protected in law.
Key term: COPYRIGHT - Legal ownership of material such as books, music and films which prevents these being copied by others.
Key term: TRADEMARKS - The symbol, sign, or other features of a product or business that can be protected in law.
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An entrepreneur will have to be very careful when it comes to patents and copyright. First, they have to make sure their idea is original and that no one else owns the copyright. Second, they have to make sure their idea is properly patented and copyrighted. Third, they have to make sure no one steals their idea. As a small business, they are very vulnerable to theft of intellectual property. Big businesses know that it is very expensive for a small business to take them to court.
James Dyson had to fight a number of court battles to protect the patents on his range of vacuum cleaners because much larger companies copied his ideas.
James Dyson had to fight a number of court battles to protect the patents on his range of vacuum cleaners because much larger companies copied his ideas.
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