Our Business Outreach Team has created a new, CPD-accredited one-day workshop that introduces you to IP and helps you understand how it relates to your business.
British chemist, Professor Dame Carol Robinson (DBE FRS FMedSci) has received the honour of being the first British person to be presented with the European Patent Office (EPO) Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Inventor Awards in Malta.
We talked to graphic designer, Victoria Forrest, founder of educational book creators VIKA Books about how and why she protected her IP.
Recently we have introduced you to the different members of the IPO’s Intellectual Property Attaché Network. These IP experts help UK businesses to trade in international markets. Our team also works with other governments and international organisations to support UK objectives overseas.
The first real life patent filing has been made using our new patent application service. The Transformation team told us how it went and how a limited number of customers can gain access to the patent filing pilot programme. Will you be on board?
Sustainable packaging business, Notpla, has developed an all-natural packaging solution made from seaweed. We spoke to co-founder, Pierre Paslier, about how IP plays a vital role in the success of his company.
UK-based business, Oxa was the first company in the UK to test self-driving cars on public roads as part of Project Endeavour, an Innovate UK-funded trial. We caught up with Oxa’s Head of Licencing and IP Management Alex Tame to find out how owning IP has played a role in the research, production and scaling …
This year Disney is celebrating its 100th anniversary but did you know that the original version of one of Disney’s most iconic and popular characters, Mickey Mouse, has recently been released from its copyright worldwide?
With Christmas fast approaching, families everywhere are likely to be dusting off their Monopoly board, together with its familiar Scottie dog and top hat player pieces, ready for their annual challenge. How many will be aware of the challenges the game itself has seen since its original invention? Read on to find out more!
This year marks 10 years of the IPO’s attaché network in Southeast Asia (SE Asia). We spoke to Rachael Wood, IPO Senior Advisor for Business and International Policy in SE Asia, to learn how the team has been supporting UK businesses trading in the region since our SE Asia IP relationship began.
As an organisation with flexible working and family-friendly policies, The Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO)’s ‘returners to STEM’ programme is an initiative it is particularly proud of. As the applications portal reopens for 2023, we hear from people who have already taken up the opportunity to take a first step back on the STEM career ladder …
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