Inventor advice
There are various advice and support organisations throughout the United Kingdom (UK) for inventors.
British Library Business and Intellectual Property Centre 
Providing information, you need to develop and market your invention.
Chartered
Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) 
CIPA offer advice on patent issues and different types of patent attorneys and advisors.
Innovation Relay Centres 
Get advice on starting up, finance and grants, employing people and exploiting your ideas.
Institute of Patentees and Inventors (IPI) 
IPI helps you to exploit your invention.
Ideas 21 
Ideas 21 support inventors by holding networking meetings in London and Manchester.
National
Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) 
Provides help to creative individuals, including inventors, to realise their full potential, while helping turn creativity and ideas into products and services.
Searching the British Library databases 
Provides information about patents, trade marks, copyright and design rights, and offers guidance on how to make the best use of patent databases so you can assess whether your invention is new.