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A guide to trade marks
SmallBusiness.co.uk and Francesca Querci of intellectual property specialist J.E. Evans-Jackson & Co provide this guide to trade marks and the benefits of registering them.
How to obtain a UK patent
History is littered with inventors whose ideas have been exploited by someone else who has then gone on to become rich beyond their wildest dreams. A successful patent application could have changed all that.
Grand designs: a quick guide to IP protection
The UK has come up with more than its fair share of iconic products. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to an inventors about the sources of her inspiration, and how she has commercialised and protected her idea.
Intellectual property: is yours safe?
Entrepreneurial businesses can make their fortunes through intellectual property. If they can hang onto it long enough, that is. Robert Tyerman investigates the murky world of IP protection