The future ain’t what it used to be
As a child in the 1980’s, I treated 2000AD as a factual publication and Kubrick’s 2001 as a documentary.
Patents
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.
Top 5 tips for protecting your intellectual property
Common questions I get asked are; ‘How do I patent my name?’ or ‘How do I protect my idea?’.
The Sheffield Process – the evolution of intellectual property
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Dan Anthony, Posted on:
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Business, Copyright, Design, Innovation, IP research, Patents, Trade marks
In February this year, aerospace giants Boeing announced plans to open its first manufacturing facility in Europe in Sheffield.
Queuing, the rule of 6
Us Brits love a queue. According to a survey in 2013, we will spend up to 5 and a half hours in a queue every month.
British IP Day 2017
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Eddy Leviten, Posted on:
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Business, Copyright, Design, Innovation, Patents, Trade marks
We all love a sequel: Led Zeppelin II, Super Mario Bros, Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back and...British IP Day.
Emma’s IP journey home
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Emma Richards, Posted on:
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Categories:
Business, Copyright, Design, Innovation, Patents, Trade marks
As a Business Outreach Manager, it's my role to raise awareness of IP and I find myself often saying: You don't have to look far, IP is all around us.
Breaking the boundaries of science in Glasgow
If you were told that optical tweezers are single beam gradient force traps you would probably be none the wiser.
International Women’s Day: The mothers of invention
The term ‘scientist’ was coined by William Whewell in 1834 in a review of an academic paper called ‘On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences’.
Over and out
It’s a sad occasion when one of your favourite television series comes to an end, how can you fill the void?
So I've got an invention and I need a patent!
Patents are by far and away the most complex, time consuming and expensive of the types of intellectual property dealt with at the IPO.
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