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IP Healthcheck

Take an IP Healthcheck

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

The iawards

iawards: click to find out more Innovate, inspire, in Britain - get recognised for your achievements and innovation. Submit your nomination now. Closing date for nominations is 16 September 2009.

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 Business, Innovation & Skills External Link.

Brand, Inventions and Ideas

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Learn more about trade marks, patents and designs and the value in registering them at this free event.

Intellectual Property Clinics

CIPA Clinics - click to find out more Free professional advice for innovators who are at the early stages of developing an idea.
Learn about the different IP types Why should I protect my IP?