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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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Let’s talk: A mediator’s tale

Posted by: Ed Smith, Posted on: 20 February 2015 - Categories: Business, Copyright, Design, Patents, Trade marks
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For mediators, the job is an exercise in rescue, to rescue people from the courts and sometimes from themselves.

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Unexpected item in baggage area

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 18 February 2015 - Categories: Business, Patents
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If like me, you are unfamiliar with self service tills, this is something you will hear quite often.  As you stand peering at a check out screen with a queue of vexed customers looking over your shoulder.

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Welcome to PatLib UK

Posted by: Catherine Queen, Posted on: 16 February 2015 - Categories: Business, Copyright, Design, Patents, Trade marks
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The PatLib UK network consists of 15 information centres (mainly libraries).

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All you need is love and a trade mark

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 12 February 2015 - Categories: Business, Trade marks
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Love is in the air. Everywhere I look around. Well, especially at this time of the year it is.

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Safer Internet Day: 10 February 2015

Posted by: Mark Skeggs, Posted on: 10 February 2015 - Categories: Business, Enforcement
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We all like a bargain, but always remember the bargain you have found online might not be quite what you expected.

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New research covering online piracy around the world

Posted by: Avi Bram, Posted on: 9 February 2015 - Categories: Copyright, Enforcement, International, IP research
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The IPO has published new research that compares how different countries deal with online copyright piracy.

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A tutor for your future

Posted by: Alexandra Symonds, Posted on: 6 February 2015 - Categories: Universities

It’s been a year since I began considering how to increase awareness and knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) in Universities.

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The Great British Sewing Bee: copyright and a homemade wedding dress

Posted by: Joanna Huddleston, Posted on: 5 February 2015 - Categories: Business, Copyright

Those light bulb moments where you make a connection between your day job and something else are frequent when you work on copyright policy.

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Intangible foundations: how IP holds buildings up

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 2 February 2015 - Categories: Copyright, Design, Design right

If you want to see great British architecture – go away. Huge dollops of UK based design skills, set in concrete and framed in steel, dominate the skylines of the world’s great cities.

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StudentshIP Enterprise Awards: finalists announced

Posted by: Matthew Larreta, Posted on: 30 January 2015 - Categories: Universities

The IPO has a history of university engagement and support. From helping universities utilise their IP, to embedding IP into academic and professional standards.

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