Roger Hargreaves writing and drawing the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters with new stories (while signing the covers in his father's signature). However, in April 2004 Hargreaves's widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men characters to the UK entertainment group Chorion, for £28 million. Hargreaves and his wife had four children: Adam, Giles and twins Sophie and Amelia. The first of the Mr. Men characters is reported to have been created when Adam, at age 6, asked his father what a tickle looked like. Hargreaves drew a figure with a round orange body and long rubbery arms, which became
Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth the digital age". Hargreaves assembled a panel of five experts to serve as an advisory panel, including Roger Burt, James Boyle, Mark Schankerman, David Gann and Tom Loosemore. According to the Hargreaves review, the frequency of major IP reviews in the UK indicated the shortcomings of the UK system. There had been four major IP reviews in the past six years, and of the 54 recommendations of the 2006 Gowers Review of Intellectual Property only 25 had been implemented. According to the Hargreaves review, "on copyright issues, lobbying on behalf of rights owners has been more persuasive to Ministers than