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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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London Fashion Week: a catwalk of British IP

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 15 February 2019 - Categories: Design, Design right
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As designers showcase their work at London Fashion Week, we look at the UK's contribution to the fashion and design industry.

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'We value your feedback'. No really, we do!       

Posted by: Samantha Morgan, Posted on: 31 January 2019 - Categories: User research

Want to help shape the IPO's services? Find out why user research is so important to us at the IPO.

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The best thing since sliced bread

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 10 January 2019 - Categories: Innovation, Patents
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Innovation is everywhere, and no more so than in our kitchens. We take a look at the different gadgets and gizmos that help make life a little easier.

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Bremont®: timepiece and goodwill

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 13 December 2018 - Categories: Enforcement
Nick and Giles English with the ‘Bremont’® trade mark

The watch market booms at Christmas time. Choosing the best present for the right person is an act of love. This year, make sure your gift is the real thing.

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Holidays are coming

Posted by: Kelsey Lewis, Posted on: 6 December 2018 - Categories: Innovation
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Christmas is well and truly on its way! While this fills most people with joy...for us last minute buyers, it fills us with dread! But don't worry, IP has you covered, and you won't even need to move a muscle!

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Fray Bentos: how trade marks can live forever

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 29 November 2018 - Categories: Innovation, Trade marks
Fray Bentos pie in a tin

The Fray Bentos pie doesn't just have a long shelf life. Read how their trade mark has also stood the test of time.

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Ain't no mountain high enough

Posted by: Rebecca Trussell, Posted on: 14 November 2018 - Categories: Innovation, Patents
Me sat on a rock at Snowdon Crib Goch

When we think of intellectual property, we associate it with businesses, big cities and high streets. We think of technology, start-ups, big brands.

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It’s only a Poppy!

Posted by: Helen Barnham, Posted on: 31 October 2018 - Categories: Enforcement
Soldier in uniform greeting a woman and baby with open arms

What does a poppy mean to you? For some criminals, it's a chance to exploit a well-known charity and make money. Helen Barnham shares why the poppy is so important to her and how consumers can avoid the fakes ahead of this Remembrance Sunday.

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Next year, Rodney...

Posted by: Ian Sterritt, Posted on: 11 October 2018 - Categories: Business, Innovation, Patents, Trade marks
Hand touching a button named success concept.

I was watching an episode of Only Fools and Horses on Sunday evening. Del Boy always believes they have a business idea certain to make them a fortune.

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M-Sport: leading the innovation race at Wales GB Rally

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 4 October 2018 - Categories: Innovation

Thousands of years ago, potters made their marks, drew them, or cut them onto their products, and took them to market on the backs of donkeys.

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