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Putting the IP in IPA

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Putting the IP in IPA

As we approach the summer, many of us enjoy a refreshing cold beer to quench our thirst on a warm day. From ancient origins to modern craft creations, beer has been a British staple for thousands of years, and continues to bubble with innovation, creativity and protected ideas in the 21st century.

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I’m so ‘appy!

Posted by: Sarah Combstock, Posted on: 16 September 2016 - Categories: Copyright, Digital
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I’ve been on a diet since January and if I do say so myself, I am doing quite well; 1 and a half stone lost.

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Ministerial visit to China

Posted by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Posted on: 8 September 2016 - Categories: International

As China develops knowledge-based industries and modernises and diversifies its economy, intellectual property has become much more important.

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Trade mark registration 2273780 - ‘Roald Dahl’

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 7 September 2016 - Categories: Schools, Trade marks
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How intellectual property makes literature. This month, 100 years ago in Cardiff, one of the world’s greatest writers of children’s fiction was born.

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What’s the alternative?

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 30 August 2016 - Categories: Innovation
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The Centre for Alternative Technology is a catalyst for innovation.

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Online behaviours: tracking the numbers

Posted by: Rhian Eveleigh, Posted on: 25 August 2016 - Categories: Copyright, Enforcement, IP research
Young students using remote devices to stream music and browse the internet.

In July we published the 6th wave of our ongoing Online Copyright Infringement (OCI) Tracker, which looks at what people in the UK do online.

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Brewing a good brand

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 23 August 2016 - Categories: Trade marks
Bottled drinks in an ice bucket.

Summer is with us, the time of year when many sit in their local beer garden with a pint or bottle of something chilled. And there has never been so much choice.

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An internship with a difference

Posted by: Sophia Miller, Posted on: 18 August 2016 - Categories: IPO
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Reflections on my first few weeks as an intern at the IPO.

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Whose name is it anyway?

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 11 August 2016 - Categories: Trade marks
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As the new Premiership season starts this weekend all eyes will be on José Mourinho as he takes the reins at Manchester United.

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Live…from the IPO

Posted by: Louise Allford, Posted on: 3 August 2016 - Categories: Business
Gary Townley presenting Faceboom Live.

"Anyone with a phone now has the power to broadcast to anyone in the world. When you interact live, you feel connected in a more personal way." - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Facebook.

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My road to patent examining

Posted by: Paul Minton, Posted on: 26 July 2016 - Categories: Patents
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To misquote a line from the film, ‘Hellboy’: what makes a patent examiner a patent examiner?

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