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The UK has an abundance of everything necessary for high tech industry, except cash. It is like running a car without fuel.
We are awash with advice, so no more please. Just concentrate on the cash issue.
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26-04-2013 12:08:28 in Committee News by Admin
Daily Telegraph article here
19-03-2013 10:16:03 in Committee News by Admin
MPs call for a bridge over ‘valley of death’ says Chemistry World.
They call for a ‘coherent’ government strategy to help businesses bridge the gap between concept and commercialisation, dubbed the ‘valley of death’. Full report here.
11-03-2013 17:23:46 in Committee News by Admin
A pdf copy of our letter to the Business Secretary, Prime Minister, Chancellor and Universities Minister can be accessed here.
10-03-2013 11:20:15 in Committee News by Admin
"Patent & Trademark Office"
Dear Mr Mitchell, We have received a large number of complaints about this company over the last week and understand how SMEs can be can be affected. Please be assured that we are taking this issue seriously. I am currently on a group at the IPO who are looking at these types of companies and the services they offer. We have had legal advice and have consid...
10-03-2013 10:56:01 in Committee News by Admin
UK SMEs are at the heart of innovation in many high tech industries. But, asks Julia Irvine, how can they stop big business from stealing their intellectual property
Economia - the magazine for Institute of Chartered Accountants - story in the March 2013 edition
10-03-2013 10:37:53 in Committee News by Admin
UKIPO's response to the follow up from the Lord Marland meeting on Nov 22, 2012
From: Rosa WilkinsonDate: 28 January 2013
Dear John and Tim, ...
29-11-2012 11:49:40 in Committee News by Admin
In a recent reshuffle Baroness Wilcox was replaced by Lord Marland as Minister of Intellectual Property. SMEIA requested a meeting and our Chairman was offered a breakfast session along with others who turned out to be from the FSB, BCC, Intellect, UKTI, CBI, TSB and ICA. Two officers of the UKIPO were also present (Bob Gilbert and Rosa Wilkinson). The new Minister seemed very ke...
29-11-2012 11:35:39 in Committee News by Admin
Following our evidence to the Science & Technology Committee, Iain Gray (CEO) of the Technology Strategy Board gave evidence. He and Tim chatted about the issues that both had raised with a large degree of agreement. It was suggested the two parties meet at TSB's Swindon HQ and four of the SMEIA commitee went and met Iain and Mark Glover who has primary responsibility for SME grant...
29-11-2012 11:24:59 in Committee News by Admin
The Science & Technology parliamentary Committee have been taking some verbal evidence following written submissions. Tim Crocker of SMEIA was given a chance to have our say along with the CBI. Tim covered the real issues of financing innovation and those of funding growth. He explained why the UK rarely develops large corporations out of SME innovation as most ends up gettin...
16-08-2012 18:36:57 in Committee News by Admin
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 was the day our Chairman John Mitchell, Treasurer Henry Tuck, Michael Wilcox who had burned his patent outside Westminster and web editor Sabine McNeill had our first meeting with John Hemming MP and then saw Chi Onwurah MP, the Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills. We then split to meet Jim Dowd MP, member of the Science and Technology Committee and Lord Laird...
16-08-2012 18:35:58 in Mainstream Media by Admin
02 July 2012, Financial Times article here and online original. Here's the IPKats forum that mentions the 20 countries where patent violation is a criminal offence - as in Copyright law. This is on top of the list of SMEIA's requests from HMG.
16-08-2012 18:35:03 in Mainstream Media by Admin
02 July 2012 The Telegraph - referring to Michael Wilcox burning his patents outside Westminster
16-08-2012 18:17:46 in Mainstream Media by Admin
16-08-2012 18:07:18 in Committee News by Admin
08 Jun 2012 SMEIA's submission to the Commons' Science & Technology Committee - updating The Economic Failure of the Patent System (2008) and Innovation and its Impact on Economic Performance (2011)
16-08-2012 18:06:38 in Committee News by Admin
16-08-2012 18:05:30 in Member News by Admin
16-08-2012 18:04:14 in Member News by Admin
A 6-page analysis written by SMEIA Committee members for BIS in October 2011
16-08-2012 18:02:47 in Member News by Admin
An important article by Prof. William Kingston contributing to SMEIA's discussions on IP policy
16-08-2012 18:01:52 in Mainstream Media by Admin
24 April 2012 An article in dpa The Engineer's guide to new products and design ideas - and on the completely unproportional imbalance between debt, the financial and the real economy
16-08-2012 18:01:05 in Committee News by Admin
03 April 2012 PM reply to our Request for a Ministry for SMEs: "The Government is here to support small businesses by creatsing an environment in which they can grow and prosper " [why don't we?...]
