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Autonomous vehicles and IP: how one UK business is driving change

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Ford Mondeo vehicle fitted with LiDAR, RADAR and stereo cameras and integrated with Oxbotica’s autonomy software platform, For the Project Endeavour trial.

UK-based business, Oxa was the first company in the UK to test self-driving cars on public roads as part of Project Endeavour, an Innovate UK-funded trial. We caught up with Oxa’s Head of Licencing and IP Management Alex Tame to find out how owning IP has played a role in the research, production and scaling of their innovative AV technology. 

Shh! The importance of keeping your trade secrets, secret

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We receive many customer queries on patents, trade marks, copyright and designs, but we find less is known about trade secrets. We invited Andrew Beale OBE of IP Wales, an award-winning SME business support initiative, to explain what a trade secret is, how it applies to businesses and how it can be protected.