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From quill to click: the IP history of how we write 

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From quill to click: the IP history of how we write 

Did you know that the pen sitting on your desk contains centuries of IP and innovation? While jotting down notes or signing documents, you're wielding a product of remarkable technological evolution.

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Ready player one: the video games industry

Posted by: Jack Fairhurst, Posted on: 10 January 2020 - Categories: Copyright, Patents, Trade marks

Gaming - it's no childs play. We take a look at the way in which the games industry is evolving and the innovation behind it.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like copyright

Posted by: Emma Richards, Posted on: 23 December 2019 - Categories: Copyright, Licensing
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It’s that time of year again where we queue up in the cold hoping to get a seat at the front. We’re anxious about the next hour ahead and hoping that nothing will go wrong. Yes, it’s the school nativity …

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Spooktacular IP

Posted by: Rebecca Trussell, Posted on: 28 October 2019 - Categories: Copyright, Patents, Trade marks
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Whether Halloween thrills you or gives you the creeps, it can be a huge opportunity for business owners. We take a look at some of the spooktacular IP at this time of year.

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Responding to the challenge

Posted by: David Holdsworth, Posted on: 6 September 2019 - Categories: Innovation, International, IPO

Our latest innovation and growth report does an excellent job capturing the breadth of the work of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

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Going places...how London’s IP is underground

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 31 July 2019 - Categories: Innovation
Johnston 100 – TfL’s font "Mind the Gap"

One hundred years ago a design classic was created. The image is so iconic and trusted that it has become easier to identify than a flag.

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New Designers 2019: Paving the way for entrepreneurs

Posted by: Rebecca Trussell, Posted on: 24 July 2019 - Categories: Business, Design
Kelsey and me at New Designers

We answer some of the most asked questions at New Designers 2019 and share the common pitfalls people encounter when applying to register a design.

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Can you help? Views wanted on the IP enforcement framework

Posted by: Naomi Beckford, Posted on: 12 July 2019 - Categories: Enforcement
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As part of the government's IP enforcement framework review, the IPO are setting up a working group to capture people's experiences of using the framework to protect their IP.

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New IPO podcast: Born to License

Posted by: David Born, Posted on: 10 July 2019 - Categories: Licensing
David at the Licensing Expo 2019

Did you know, the brand licensing industry was worth $280.3 billion in 2018? David Born, owner of licensing agency Born Licensing and star of our most recent podcast talks to us about working in the industry.

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Escape your limits for British IP Day 2019

Posted by: Kirsty Edwards, Posted on: 26 June 2019 - Categories: Business, Design, Innovation, IPO, Patents, Trade marks
Escape Fitness on World IP Day in April with IPO CEO, Tim Moss and Minister for IP Chris Skidmore.

Today marks the fourth annual British IP Day. A chance to recognise and celebrate the huge contribution that intellectual property (IP) makes to the UK, culturally and economically.

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The Game is On! Copyright and creativity with Sherlock Holmes

Posted by: Bartolomeo Meletti and Ronan Deazley, Posted on: 13 June 2019 - Categories: Copyright, Schools
Film animation of Sherlock and John still image.

Our latest educational resource in partnership with Copyright User, puts copyright and creativity under the magnifying glass of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.

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