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Welcome to the Intellectual Property Office

The Intellectual Property Office can help you get the right type of protection for your creation or invention.

Intellectual Property (IP) is created when an idea takes some tangible form. IP can mean a brand, invention, design or other kind of creation and it can be legally owned. But how can that help you? See Why use IP?

The Intellectual Property Office is part of the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills External Link.

IP Healthcheck

Take an IP Healthcheck

Use our healthcheck tool to see how IP relates to your business and how to safeguard your assets.

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Learn about the different IP types Why should I protect my IP?