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What’s changing – filing international patents 

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We're publishing weekly guidance to help you prepare for these changes. Each week covers a different aspect of the new service to ensure you're ready for the transition.  This week we turn our attention to the most imminent change – how you file international patents.

What’s changing – managing your patents 

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We are publishing a weekly blog series to provide you with comprehensive guidance on each aspect of the upcoming changes. In today’s blog, we explore how managing your patents is changing in the One IPO service. So far, the most popular transactions in the new service are all around managing your patents. Things like changing who …

The curtain falls, a farewell to the Karaoke Shower 

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After more than a decade of touring the nation and out of tune singing, the time has come to bid farewell to our beloved Karaoke Shower. Yes, that is right, the shower curtain is finally coming down on what must rank as one of the most bizarre education initiatives, not just at the Intellectual Property …

Around the world with our IP Attaché network

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IPO Overseas

Recently we have introduced you to the different members of the IPO’s Intellectual Property Attaché Network. These IP experts help UK businesses to trade in international markets. Our team also works with other governments and international organisations to support UK objectives overseas.  

Dyslexia – a different way of thinking

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In our Intellectual property office blog, https://ipo.blog.gov.uk/ we hear from a colleague with dyslexia, who outlines how they can make a positive difference at work through their different way of thinking. Our blog is illustrated by a sea crowded with paper boats, one of which is being lifted up into blue skies by a beautiful red hot air balloon. The idea is that this symbolises the new way of thinking rising up from the norm - a metaphor for new and different thinking.

The IPO has recently been proud to achieve the British Dyslexia Association SMART award, in recognition of good practice when supporting the needs of dyslexic and neuro-diverse individuals.  Here we take a look at how colleagues with dyslexia are able to contribute positively to life and work at the IPO through their 'different way of …