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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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Do they know it's Christmas?

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 15 December 2014 - Categories: Copyright
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Well, if you are an author of a Christmas song then you certainly will, as it's at this time of the year that the royalties start flowing.

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Power to the pupils – a perfect model of intellectual property

Posted by: Lawrence Smith-Higgins, Posted on: 11 December 2014 - Categories: Schools
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It was the pupils in the driving seat for the recent Cracking Ideas competition.

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The merchant of Stratford – 450 years of Shakespeare's IP

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 9 December 2014 - Categories: Business, Copyright, Trade marks
Shakespeare and characters from his plays - photo by Tracey Lee on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons.

450 years ago a little boy was born in an ordinary, or perhaps typically picturesque, part of the rural Midlands. His mother, Mary, and his father, John, brought him up in a house in Henley Street. And although these were …

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Do I own my website?

Posted by: Louise Allford, Posted on: 4 December 2014 - Categories: Business, Copyright, Trade marks
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You've paid for your domain name, designed your content and hired staff to run and update it. Of course you own it… don’t you?

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Yuletide cheer or Christmas fear

Posted by: Rhys Hurley, Posted on: 1 December 2014 - Categories: Enforcement
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...or seaweed? No. Why? Answer: too expensive. They want to make money don't forget. So they use industrial alcohol, cheap additives and colorants not designed for human skin and cheap...

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Accounting for the future

Posted by: Dave Hopkins, Posted on: 28 November 2014 - Categories: Business, Patents
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In a recent survey 89% of accountants told us they thought it was important to gain a better understanding of intellectual property (IP).

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Goldgenie - glittering IP stars

Posted by: Paula Davy, Posted on: 25 November 2014 - Categories: Trade marks
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When your clients include the Beckhams, Usain Bolt and Elton John, the future of your business is going to be bright.

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Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent: A view from abroad

Posted by: Aloke Siddique, Posted on: 20 November 2014 - Categories: Europe, Patents
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I recently attended an event which brought together expertise from different sectors to give their views and insights on the UPC and UP.

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Hannah gives copyright film the movie magic

Posted by: Lawrence Smith-Higgins, Posted on: 17 November 2014 - Categories: Copyright, Schools
Hannah gives copyright film the Movie Magic

How can you teach young people about the value and importance of copyright?

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Spirit of the sea – patent protected green power

Posted by: Dan Anthony, Posted on: 13 November 2014 - Categories: Patents
Tidal Energy Limited's 400 kW DeltaStream tidal energy generator

For inventor Richard Ayre an idea that was hatched almost 20 years ago, out in Pembrokeshire's St Bride's Bay, is beginning to bear fruit.

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