The National Invention Centre (NIC) is a subsidiary of the Industry Development Centre (Hunter) Ltd (IDC).
We offer confidential advice on the commercialisation of inventions and intellectual property (IP) on a fee-for-service basis.
Our services are tailored for:
Small Businesses
Small businesses whose core business is not necessarily in intellectual property, but may have developed or acquired a new innovative product, service or process they wish to commercially exploit. Our past clients have been involved in:
| Consumer product manufacturing
Industrial manufacturing
Management specialists
Engineering
Private investment
Information sciences
Services industry |
Individual Inventors
| Individuals who have a new idea for a product or service and are not sure what to do next, or who may have been working on an invention for a while and need extra help. Our past clients have been: | Mums and dads
Tradespersons
Industrial workers
Medical doctors
Lawyers
Accountants
Retirees |
See our Invention Services page for information about what we do or Contact Us. | 
