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Mandy Haberman Quotes |
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“Being a female inventor and innovator is great. You can build the right idea from scratch and achieve both commercial and financial success, way beyond the limits achievable in a conventional career. No glass ceilings here. You can rise as high as you dare to dream. As women, we are well equipped to do this. We have practical common sense, intuition, creative flair, drive and determination. However, there is an additional important characteristic required that is not normally associated with women. It is courage.”
March 2006
By protecting the idea with patents and insurance, I was finally able to secure my position as market leader and I could reap the benefit of 8 years hard work! Insurance is costly, but it is the only way for inventors to protect themselves against the power of unscrupulous industry “Goliaths".
- April 2001
Sadly, the way that most patent systems currently operate, litigation forms a major part of the small inventor’s life, sapping both resources and creative energy that should be put to better use. Until the system is improved, home-trade and industry will continue to suffer.
- March 2001
One thing that has repeatedly amazed me through my public speaking has been the lack of knowledge and understanding of IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) matters amongst SMEs. However, this is not surprising, since it would appear that neither schools nor universities adequately address the subject as part of their curriculum. My own son, who is just completing a 4 year degree course in mechanical engineering at Bristol University, confirms this.
- March 2001
I have long held the belief that investment in design is essential for the commercial success of a product and winning these awards goes a long way to promote this conviction.
- October 2000
The experience we had with the feeder was a great learning curve for what came next. I knew the Anywayup* Cup would be much more commercial, so I spent a lot more on IP rights, registering patents in all the strategic markets. We have had to take people to court. There are infringers all over Europe, but the patent has held up. We would have lost everything if we had allowed people to continue infringing. Whoever it was who said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery should be shot.
- November 2000 |
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