Mandy Nicola Haberman is an English inventor and entrepreneur. She is founding member and Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs,[1] Director of the Intellectual Property Awareness Network[2] and a visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University, from where she has an honorary doctorate.[3] She is best known for her successfully upheld patent enforcement battles and inventing the Haberman Feeder, the Anywayup Cup and the Suckle Feeder.[4]
Mandy Nicola Haberman | |
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 Mandy Haberman | |
| Born | Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Enfield County School for Girls (1965-1972)
Hornsey College of Art (1972-1973) University of the Arts (formerly Saint Martin's School of Art) (1973-1976) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Organization | Haberman Global Innovations |
| Known for | Haberman Feeder
Anywayup Cup Suckle Feeder |
| Spouse | Professor Steven Haberman |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Arnold and Sylvia Brecker |
| Website | https://mandyhaberman.com |
Inventions edit
After her daughter was born in 1980 with Stickler syndrome, a congenital abnormality characterized by distinctive facial abnormalities, ocular problems, hearing loss, and joint and skeletal problems first studied by Gunnar B. Stickler in 1965, Haberman invented the Haberman Feeder bottle for infants with feeding difficulties, described as “a significant advance in the feeding of infants with cleft palates and should be a preferred feeder rather than conventional means."[5] Her second invention was the Anywayup cup, an intuitive and simple to use non-spill trainer cup, which has received numerous awards for both innovation and design.[6][7][8][9][10] In 2018, Haberman launched the Suckle Feeder anti-obesity, paced feeding technology to address all common causes of colic and to facilitate feeding by natural breastfeeding action.[11][12]
Intellectual Property Rights edit
Following her successful defence of patent infringements,[13] Haberman has become a campaigner for improvements in the patent system,[14] is an advocate of intellectual property rights, and is committed to raising awareness, educating and campaigning to help make it more accessible for SMEs and individuals. She was as a non-executive board member of the Intellectual Property Office between 2015 and 2020.[3][15]
Awards edit
Haberman was the British Female Inventor and Innovative Network (BFIIN) Female Inventor of the Year 2000. She won the Design Effectiveness Awards 2000.[14]
References edit
- ^ Guild of Entrepreneurs
- ^ Intellectual Property Awareness Network
- ^ a b "Visiting Fellow, Mandy Haberman, Honorary Fellow". Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management, Bournemouth University. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "The joy of invention". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ A. N. Campbell, M. J. Tremouth (1987). "Archives of Disease in Childhood" (PDF). BMJ. 62: 1292–1293.
- ^ "BFIIN Awards 2000". British Female Inventors and Innovators Network. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "From Innovation to Commercialization and Beyond - Mandy Haberman". WIPO Program Activities. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Jill Insley (8 June 2012). "A working life: the inventor". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Moules (29 June 2009). "Go the distance with a one-trick pony". The Financial Times. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Rashty, Sandy (14 May 2015). "This is for all those useless mothers". Jewish Chronicle.
- ^ "Mandy Haberman: Feeding Innovation for Over 35 Years". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Haberman Suckle Feeder". Mother&Baby. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Laddie, The Hon Mr Justice (1–4 December 1998). "High Court of Justice Chancery Division Patents Court" (PDF). Judgement: Mandy Nicola Haberman (2) V & A Marketing Limited Plaintiffs and Jackel International Limited Defendant.
- ^ a b "British Library Business & IP Centre in London". Mandy Haberman. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Mandy Haberman". gov.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links edit
- MandyHaberman.com
- "Interview with Mandy Haberman Inventor of the Anywayup Cup". Retrieved 27 June 2013.