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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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On your bike

Posted by: Chris Smith, Posted on: 10 November 2015 - Categories: Design
Image of a road bike on a cloudy day.

Is the name of the office cycle to work scheme through which I recently bought my new baby, Gemma the defiant Giant.

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Cracking down on IP crime

Posted by: Eddy Leviten, Posted on: 4 November 2015 - Categories: Enforcement
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I have spent nearly 20 years working in and for businesses that create intellectual property. In that time I have come up against every justification for purchasing counterfeit goods.

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Scaring the infringers

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 29 October 2015 - Categories: Enforcement

Halloween is upon us and many revellers will be dressing up in outfits to scare friends and family.

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IP: shaken not stirred

Posted by: Sarah Combstock, Posted on: 23 October 2015 - Categories: Patents, Trade marks
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When I was younger, I believed that James Bond lived in Switzerland and ate lots of well known Swiss chocolate.

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UK and China join forces to protect IP

Posted by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Posted on: 21 October 2015 - Categories: International, IP research
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This week’s state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the UK marks a "Golden Era" of UK-China relations.

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The good joke: how copyright is for comedians

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 15 October 2015 - Categories: Copyright
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The Department of Culture Media and Sport states that the number of people employed in the UK’s creative industries rose from 1.043 million in 2009 to 1.708 million in 2013.

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A licence to thrill

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 12 October 2015 - Categories: Business
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Two years ago we attended the Brand Licensing Europe exhibition at Olympia where we had a small stand in the advice centre.

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Heat of battle versus the cold road to recovery

Posted by: Beth Kenure, Posted on: 9 October 2015 - Categories: Innovation, Patents

I love rugby, watching it, playing it, talking about it, I just can’t get enough.

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Happy Birthday dear website

Posted by: Kirsty Edwards, Posted on: 6 October 2015 - Categories: Business
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Not that I’ve ever needed an excuse for cake but today is the first anniversary of our website on GOV.UK so it would be rude not to.

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Swing Logo

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 1 October 2015 - Categories: Design, Trade marks

At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, on Sunday October 31, as the cool embrace of the last October evening envelops the sleepy suburb of Twickenham, time will stop.

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