Patents protect the features and process that make things work. A patent can only be granted for something that is new and inventive. A patent has to be renewed every year but can last for up to 20 years.
From commercial aircraft to missions orbiting the moon and beyond, Spectrum Technologies designs and manufactures world-leading technology that keeps critical systems connected. Founder member Dr Peter Dickinson explains how intellectual property has helped turn ground-breaking innovation into global commercial success.
School's starting soon! Work experience students Arwen and Freya are taking over the IPO blog to explore the intellectual property behind their back-to-school essentials.
We talked to Welsh innovators, Concrete Canvas, about how their business has benefited from IP protection in the face of attempts to infringe on their products.
The wedding day: between dress fittings, guest lists, decorations and final plans, there’s plenty to think about. Read about the IP behind every bride and groom's big day.
We spoke to industrial designer and founder Katie Michaels about how intellectual property has supported the development of Moti Me, a children’s physiotherapy device, helping her protect the product’s innovation, design and brand as the business grows and reaches more families.
We spoke to CEO and founder David Sikharulidze of Mavis Technology about the role intellectual property (IP) has played in protecting his innovation while also building a strong brand that people can recognise and trust.
With the new IPO digital patents service due to launch soon, we want to make sure that your transition to the new live service goes as smoothly as possible. Here are our top ten tips for using the service.
We’re continuing our work to modernise and simplify the way customers interact with the IPO. As part of this, we’re making a number of changes to our patent paper forms.
This year, the BIPC at the British Library is celebrating twenty years of supporting small businesses to start and grow. Together with Amy Miller, Business & IP Centre National Network Co-ordinator, we take a look at the work of the BIPC and how the BIPC network has grown during this time and the ongoing partnership …
Since we’ve started rolling out the One IPO service, we’ve had lots of requests for a clear roadmap of the updates and improvements that can be expected. This blog dives into the new roadmap.
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