Jun 25 2020 40 mins 5
Punctures are the bane of life for cyclists. So entrepreneur Richard Adams has come up with a solid, lightweight rubber tyre which he sells through his company Gecko Rubber. He realised early in his journey that he needed to protect his invention and so turned to Chartered Patent Attorney Tom Turner of Abel and Imray for guidance and expertise. Richard and Tom chat with co-hosts Lee Davies and Gwilym Roberts about advice for start-ups, effective patenting and business strategy and other applications for the expanded rubber invention - including as a bumber for overly amorous tortoises.
