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.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the trade mark registry, this blog explores the history of the first trade mark - and you can now have your say on the most iconic trade mark in history...
Starting something new can feel intimidating – whether it's walking into a gym for the first time or protecting your business's IP. Discover why IP protection matters for businesses of all sizes, and how to take your first steps.
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: 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 …
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.
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.
Our new ‘One IPO’ patents service is due to launch in the coming months. What services are actually changing? What’s staying, what’s going, and what’s having a few tweaks around the edges?
Any trip requires you to pack carefully, but have you considered how much intellectual property appears along the way? In this blog we explore the IP that's present from packing to souvenirs.
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