Patents protect the features and process that make things work. A patent can only be granted for something that is new and inventive. A patent has to be renewed every year but can last for up to 20 years.
Our Business Outreach Team has created a new, CPD-accredited one-day workshop that introduces you to IP and helps you understand how it relates to your business.
Bonfire Night is one of our favourite autumn traditions. But as dazzling as they are, safety is key - and Intellectual property (IP) is at the forefront of this. In this blog, we share the IP that helps make fireworks night both dazzling and safe, and our top tips to make sure you know what …
The Ouija board remains one of the most recognisable items in popular culture. With its decorated wooden surface featuring letters, numbers, and the words "yes", "no", "hello", and "goodbye", it is said to connect the living with the dead.
Our One IPO Patent Service, is set to launch in Spring 2026, we are providing weekly guidance to help you prepare for these changes. This week we're looking at SPCs.
A moka pot is a small, stove-top coffee maker that brews strong, espresso-like coffee by passing boiling water pressurised by steam through ground coffee. Behind this familiar ritual lies a fascinating story of design, invention, and intellectual property.
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.
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 …
We are publishing a weekly blog series to make sure you are prepared for the transition to One IPO Patent Service. This week we are focusing on the patent examination process.
We're publishing a series of blogs to guide you through the changes and ensure you have everything you need for a smooth transition to our new service.
From surgical safety advances to tomorrow's pain-free medicine, intellectual property has played a significant role in British medical breakthroughs. We take a look at some of the inspiring IP stories behind these life-changing innovations.
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