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Guidance: Promoting innovation and growth: The IPO at work 2017/2018
The rate of innovation is exploding. Technologies and services that were beyond imagination a generation ago are now taken for granted. Intellectual property rights play a crucial role in innovation. They ensure results can be commercially exploited by the owner. Intellectual Property rights allow inventors, researchers and creators to pour... Continue reading
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Statutory guidance: Registered Designs Act and Rules
Published 13 March 2013 Last updated 3 September 2018 + show all updates 3 September 2018 Unofficial Consolidation Design Rules Document updated. 25 February 2015 Updated version of the Registered Designs Act 1949. 1 October 2014 Updated version of the Registered Designs Act 1949. 13 March 2013 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-designs-act-and-rules Content... Continue reading
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Case study: Intellectual Property: Tangle Teezer
Background Many innovations today are simple adaptations of everyday items or concepts. Once imagined, they change our lives and simplify problems overnight. Shaun Pulfrey is the founder and Chairman of Tangle Teezer Limited. He is just one UK entrepreneur whose daily routine sparked such an idea. Shaun recalls: Working as... Continue reading
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Case study: Intellectual Property: These Please
As the trend for crafts and up-cycling furniture continues to grow, more and more people are starting their own business. With sites like Etsy, Not on the High Street and eBay providing a platform for people to showcase their products, trading online has never been easier. While this allows small... Continue reading
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Trade marks manual
The trade marks manual sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices. Each section of this manual tells you how we deal with particular actions, cases, or aspects of cases. We consider each case on its merits and fully consider all the relevant factors of a case, especially... Continue reading
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Trade marks manual
The trade marks manual sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices. Each section of this manual tells you how we deal with particular actions, cases, or aspects of cases. We consider each case on its merits and fully consider all the relevant factors of a case, especially... Continue reading
