Competition rules:

1. To enter, complete the attached and send photographs/video/DVD or drawings of your invention together with a comprehensive written description and brief explanation of how you use it (and what for!) to ‘Festival Inventions Competition’, RWAS Ltd, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY or e-mail – rhian@rwas.co.uk. A £10 Entry Fee is required this year. Please enclose £10 Cheque made payable to the RWAS Ltd with your completed form and relevant details. Tickets and passes will be sent to each successful competitor asked to attend the Festival along with further relevant details. 2. No previously entered invention can compete in any forthcoming Festival. The inventors, however, are more than welcome to enter a new or different invention, but obviously an improved or modified invention can not be re-entered. 3. All entries received will firstly go through the preliminary judging session where the judges will read, digest and examine the forwarded inventions. The judges will then draw up a list of finalists who they think are worthy of possibly winning one of the awards to be made in this competition. The judges will be looking for the best invention demonstrating the usefulness of the invention on a smallholding and creativity of the inventor. Preliminary judging will be based on the photographs/video/DVD/drawings and written descriptions submitted by entrants. The list of finalists put forward to compete at the 2008 Festival will be no more than twelve in number. The organisers reserve the right to cancel the competition at the Festival in the event of insufficient entries being received. 4. Those chosen to be in the final will be informed shortly after the preliminary judging has been completed. Finalists will be asked to attend the Festival on Friday 16th May 2008 to stage their display in an area allocated to each finalist. The display should include the invention item, photographs, video, DVD and any other relevant items of information. The area should be made as attractive as possible to the judge and visitors looking at each finalist. The inventor or a representative should also be present and situated in the area allocated so that the judge/visitors can ask questions and take interest in their invention throughout the weekend -17th & 18th May 2008. 5. Decisions of the judges are final, as are those of the competition organisers in all other matters affecting the competition. No correspondence will be entered into and entry implies acceptance of the rules as contractually binding. 6. The competition is open to all those who can demonstrate that they live or work on a smallholding. 7. Closing date for receipt of application forms and attached relevant information will be no later than 4th April 2008. The preliminary judging session will take place between Wednesday 9th – Monday 14th April 2008 and the final judging session will be at 11am on Saturday 17th May 2008 at the Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival. The presentation of awards will take place in the section at 2pm on the Saturday. The ‘People’s Choice’ competition will again be held with the support of the Smallholder Magazine with the results being announced on Sunday afternoon of the Festival. A special rosette will be presented to the winner of this competition. To improve the competition in 2008, it is possible that each invention will be staged in a shelled area. Details of space required should therefore be indicated on the entry form. 8. Sending in details of an invention will not jeopardise your opportunities of gaining a patent on it, provided that you take the following steps:-

a. If you are thinking of patenting your invention you should bear in mind that public disclosure of an invention before filing a patent application can invalidate any patent later granted. b. Accordingly, the organisers undertake to treat all entries in complete confidence prior to the eve of the Festival, namely 16th May 2008 (announcement of competition results will be on Saturday 17th May 2008). c. Irrespective of (b) above, any individual considering patent protection should submit his/her entry in a double envelope, the inner being securely sealed and clearly marked “Invention Competition Entry – patent application likely”. Please refer to one of the following for more information:- The UK Patent Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ. Tel:- 08459 500 500 www.patent.gov.uk or the The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, 95 Chancery Lane, London,, WC2A 1DT. Tel: - 0207405 9450 www.cipa.org.uk. 9. Please note that the Smallholder Magazine will interview and report on the finalists in their post - Festival edition, giving the top winners plenty of coverage and attention.






2007 Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival 19 & 20 May. Royal Welsh/ Smallholder Magazine Inventions Competition Application Form. Surname:

First Name:

Address:



Postcode:

Telephone:

Mobile:

E-Mail:

Signature:

Date:

Please state the amount of space your invention and surrounding area you will require, as we are looking at the possibility of providing a shelled area for each invention at the 2008 event.





Invention Details:-

Suggestions of important points to note in your written description:-

When was the invention built?
Did you design it? Build it? Or both?
How long did it take to make?
How does it work?
What benefits has it brought to you?

Include details on a separate sheet if necessary.