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Intellectual Property Office UK
Government Administration
Newport, Wales 30,126 followers
IPO UK. Responsible for IP rights: patents, trade marks, copyright and designs.
About us
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom. These rights include: Patents Designs Trade marks Copyright We are an Executive Agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT). As part of DSIT, we are responsible for the role of IP rights in supporting innovation. Under DSIT, the IPO is directed and controlled by corporate governance rules to ensure that it supplies public services of the highest quality, shares good ideas, controls costs and above all delivers what it promises under its corporate priorities. To ensure that it acts within these rules, ministers appoint independent members to sit on a Steering Board. This Steering Board has no executive functions; its role is to advise ministers, through our Director General, on the strategies that the IPO must adopt. The Steering Board has established an Audit Committee to assist and advise it on risk, control, governance and associated issues. The Committee acts in a non-executive capacity.
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http://www.gov.uk/ipo
External link for Intellectual Property Office UK
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Newport, Wales
- Type
- Government Agency
- Specialties
- Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, and Copyright
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Cardiff Road
Newport, Wales NP10 8QQ, GB
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10 Victoria Street
London, England SW1H 0NB, GB
Employees at Intellectual Property Office UK
Updates
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Having a bad hair day? Don't worry Shaun Pulfrey, the founder and Chairman of Tangle Teezer Ltd is fighting the war on tangles with his patented hairbrush. Read more about the hair guru and his IP in our case study [link]: https://lnkd.in/g6HKSGFU
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Copyright gives you exclusive rights to control and exploit your creative work. It covers literature, art, music, dramatic works, sound recordings, photographs, software, databases, films, radio and television broadcasts. Watch our video to learn more [link]: https://lnkd.in/eE3pQEWa
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For our 'Attaché Season' series this week we spoke to Angelica Garcia, the IPO's Intellectual Property Attaché and team covering Latin America and the Caribbean. They told us about the area and gave some great advice for businesses wanting to protect their IP in the region. Read more in our article below (link) 👇🏼
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Stay up to date with the IPO's latest workshops and tailored seminars. These events are held to support businesses giving them an overview of IP and how it can help their business. For details check out our regularly updated calendar. [link]: https://lnkd.in/eCEdv5uX
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Patent (GB189700368A) for a new or improved toy windmill was granted to William Thompson in 1897. Sails are caused to rotate about an axle by the action of a weight moving under gravity. The weight is attached to a cord wound around a drum. The drum is connected to the axle via a train of gears wheels, such that rotation of the drum causes rotation of the sails. The cord is initially wound onto the drum using a key.
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Today our Business Engagement Team are at The Welsh Business Shows in Cardiff. Come speak to us at stand 57 about any questions you have about protecting your intellectual property.
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Our Attaché Season spotlight is on Angelica Garcia, our IPO Attaché representing Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC) Find out how she is supporting businesses trading in LATAC with their IP in our video (link): https://lnkd.in/gEYnVgxy
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Did you know that only regulated representatives that are legally qualified are allowed to call themselves a patent attorney or patent agent. Check out our free guidance page to find the correct IP advisor to help you protect your IP (Link): https://lnkd.in/e_q4vARX
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