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- Government plans to improve UK's copyright laws
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- UK businesses urged to protect intellectual property to seize global opportunities
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- New EPO patent application arrangements
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- Competition launched to support innovative ways to improve how research is conducted
- Statement on UK support for enhanced cooperation on the EU Patent
- Brands boost business success
- Panel of experts advising independent review into IP and growth announced
- Innovation key to business success
- Business Secretary highlights importance of UK China co-operation on IP
- Ian Hargreaves to lead independent review into IP and growth
- New deal agreed on music licensing system
- Independent review launched to ensure IP system promotes growth
- IPO invests £3m of in-year savings in business support
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- Copyright agreement between China and Britain signed
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- Millions of fake items seized in fight against counterfeiting and piracy
- Baroness Wilcox announces Cracking Ideas' winners
- Cracking Ideas, Get Cracking! Kids put on their thinking caps and get creative
- Welsh businesses prioritising innovation
- Protecting your ideas and inventions - Free seminar
- Green patent database launched
- UK to fast-track international patent applications
- Protect your intangible assets
- New support seminars set to offer UK SMEs a 'springboard' to success
- New rules make Copyright Tribunal faster, cheaper and fairer
- UK and Japan pave the way for a permanent Patent Prosecution Highway
- UK and US announce action plan to reduce global patent backlogs
- Global iconic brands leverage their Intellectual Property
- Glasgow Science Centre announces new cracking exhibition "Wallace and Gromit presents...A World of Cracking Ideas"
- IPeuropeAware helps North West businesses achieve their goals
- Protect your ideas, safeguard your business
- Revised patent and trade mark fees continue to encourage innovation
- Press releases 2009
- New Chief Executive appointed at Intellectual Property Office
- Have a REAL Happy Christmas, don't buy fakes!
- New copyright proposals
- Lammy helps negotiate breakthrough on new European Patent
- IPO serves up more free IP support for UK businesses
- Government announces change in copyright law for third sector and not-for-profit organisations
- Lammy Celebrates Success of UK Brands
- Education, enforcement and new business models essential to tackling unlawful filesharing
- Cracking Ideas campaign wins top award
- UK extends the derogation on Artists Resale Right for two years
- IPO Intelligence Hub scoops BPI Award
- Stakeholder views on IP Supplement to UNCITRAL guide
- First Minister Rhodri Morgan guest of honour as ideas of the future are buried in Newport
- Over the moon as kids predict a future of robots, hover boards and pedal powered TVs
- New UK and South Korea Patent Highway
- Cheaper, faster patents improve business efficiency
- Cheaper, easier trade marks help protect business assets
- UK National Statement for WIPO General Assemblies
- UK and Brazil set to continue bilateral co-operation on intellectual property
- Intellectual Property Office service issues its 100th opinion to Dyson
- UK and China talks on joint R&D to tackle climate change
- Intellectual Property Office to host free awareness event in Halifax
- Partnership - The key to protecting the creative industries
- Structure of patent fees reviewed in Intellectual Property Office consultation announced today
- Lammy - urgent action needed to tackle global challenges
- New trade mark services from the Intellectual Property Office make it cheaper and faster to kick start small businesses
- Partnership work and shared intelligence is key to combating IP crime
- Tougher penalties for online Copyright Infringement proposed as part of Digital Britain package
- New UK-Korea agreement to speed up patent granting process
- Intellectual Property Office appoints new non executive directors
- Awareness drive launched in fight against counterfeiting and piracy
- Copyright debate goes online
- UK 'Green' inventions to get fast-tracked through patent system
- Calling all young inventors!
- Reform of Copyright Tribunal Rules
- Net named number one
- Cracking exhibition launches at the Science Museum
- The availability, affordability and protection of content in Digital Britain
- Consultation on trade mark and patent fees
- Intellectual Property Office launches online toolkit
- New UK-China IP deals to help business exploit new ideas
- New business toolkit launched
- New patent web databases
- Press releases 2008
- UK seeks two year extension on Artist's Resale Right
- Research finds UK business is complacent to IP crime
- New debate looks to ensure UK's creative competitiveness in 21st century
- UK's top young inventors enjoy Wallace and Gromit preview screening
- Intellectual Property Office refreshed website and logo
- Cracking Ideas competition, winner
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- Artist's Resale Right
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- IP competition for students
- A grand day out
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- UK-IPO Appoints New Director
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- Extending the term of copyright
- Visit of HRH the Duke of York
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- Cracking idea by Devon school
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