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A boy of five is thought to be the UK’s youngest person to patent an invention after coming up with a labour-saving broom to help his father sweep leaves.

SMEs and inventors need to be able to stop others sweeping away their intellectual property. In this interview, recorded at iFestival Expo 2008 at Walker Stadium, Leicester on 17 April 2008
Mr Paul Higgin, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney, talks about how and why you should protect your invention.

For more information see http://www.patents.co.uk/ or contact Paul on 01332 367051 or email phiggin@patents.co.uk or write to him at Swindell & Pearson of 48 Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1GY.

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Useful Links

You can search patents at the following links:

• Google Patent Search allows you to search United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Esp@cenet to search European and Uk patents
• Paul’s web site.