Intellectual Property Office blog

• Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Supporting our people May 18, 2020
  For Mental Health Awareness week (18 - 24 May), we explore some of the IPO initiatives to promote well-being and how these have adapted during the Covid-19 crisis.
  Rebecca Trussell
• IP - facing a different kind of global challenge April 24, 2020
  Sunday 26 April is World IP Day, when the IPO celebrates intellectual property, or IP. It's our opportunity to showcase the significant impact that IP has on our society, making our lives and our economies better. This year though, things …
  Tim Moss
• How can Artificial Intelligence improve customer experience at the IPO? April 17, 2020
  Following customer feedback, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has developed a new tool that could help improve your chances of registering a trade mark. Applying for a trade mark Our customers have told us that applying for a trade mark …
  Graham Rivers-Brown
• IP is in the air February 13, 2020
  Struggling to think of the perfect gift for that special someone this Valentine's Day? We're getting romantic in this week's blog as we explore some of the Valentine's related innovations.
  Laurien Webb
• Inclusion and diversity at the IPO January 29, 2020
  As the IPO publish our second Inclusion and Diversity report, Head of HR Dominic Houlihan, discusses some of our achievements in 2018-19 and our future plans.
  Dominic Houlihan
• Get your IP in shape January 23, 2020
  Getting fit this January? Don't forget to work on your IP assets too! We step inside the gym and explore the significance of brands in the sportswear industry.
  Kristian Crowshaw
• Ready player one: the video games industry January 10, 2020
  Gaming - it's no childs play. We take a look at the way in which the games industry is evolving and the innovation behind it.
  Jack Fairhurst
• It’s beginning to look a lot like copyright December 23, 2019
  It’s that time of year again where we queue up in the cold hoping to get a seat at the front. We’re anxious about the next hour ahead and hoping that nothing will go wrong. Yes, it’s the school nativity …
  Emma Richards
• Spooktacular IP October 28, 2019
  Whether Halloween thrills you or gives you the creeps, it can be a huge opportunity for business owners. We take a look at some of the spooktacular IP at this time of year.
  Rebecca Trussell
• Responding to the challenge September 6, 2019
  Our latest innovation and growth report does an excellent job capturing the breadth of the work of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). It would be easy to pick highlights of the things we’ve achieved in 2018-19 and just summarise what …
  David Holdsworth