Trade marks

Trade marks are signs that distinguish the goods or services of one business from those offered by their competitors. Trade marks have to be renewed every 10 years but can last forever.

Celebrating 20 years of the Business & IP Centre

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This year, the BIPC at the British Library is celebrating twenty years of supporting small businesses to start and grow. Together with Amy Miller, Business & IP Centre National Network Co-ordinator, we take a look at the work of the BIPC and how the BIPC network has grown during this time and the ongoing partnership …

From Christmas trees to construction materials: ORNA and circular innovation

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ORNA® team in front of a Christmas tree

Every year, millions of Christmas trees end up as waste – but ORNA® is changing that. Founded by Hugo Knox, the start-up transforms festive tree waste into sustainable construction materials, backed by patent-pending technology and trade mark protection. It’s a circular model where innovation and IP drive impact.

Cymraeg yn yr IPO - y daith hyd yn hyn

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Bilingual welcome text in Welsh then English reads Croeso i'r Gymraeg yn yr IPO and Welcome to Welsh at the IPO

Cymraeg: Ar ôl sylweddoli, fel busnes gyda'i bencadlys yng Nghymru, y gallem fod yn gwneud mwy i roi'r dewis o wasanaethau dwyieithog Saesneg/Cymraeg i gwsmeriaid sy'n siarad Cymraeg, aeth y Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol ati i ymgorffori defnydd o'r iaith Gymraeg yn ei gweithgareddau. Yma, rydym yn edrych ar y daith hyd yn hyn.  English: After …