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Protecting Ownership of Your Intellectual Property

Whichever way you look at it, when you're putting time, effort and money into developing and marketing a new product idea or invention, you have to make use of ways to protect your ownership of it.

STOP! Think Twice About Manufacturing in China
By Eric Corl

It's not just rising manufacturing costs in China that are encouraging producers to look for options closer to home. Or the communication problems across continents and cultures. US-based entrepreneur, Eric Corl demonstrates why, if you want to protect your Intellectual Property from being copied, you shouldn't send it to China . . . keep reading

Registering A Trademark On A Budget
Cathrine Ripley

Registering a business or product name as a trademark can be a key strategy for protecting a business, especially if it takes off down the line. Trouble is, the perceived high costs often put small businesses off even enquiring. Commercial lawyer Cathrine Ripley reviews the UK IPO's Right Start scheme, which is designed to give small businesses a cost effective approach to trademarking . . . keep reading

Protecting Your Ideas With An NDA (or Confidentiality Agreement)
William Robins interviewed by Cally Robson

There will always be times when you need to discuss your business with an outsider, especially when you're at concept stage and without the protection of formally registered IP. In this recording corporate lawyer William Robins of Keystone Law answers some practical questions about non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements and how to use them to protect your idea . . . keep reading

He Stole My Idea. What Can I Do About It?
Recorded webinar with Denise Nurse

Find out how to protect your idea from being copied, what to do if you find someone has infringed your Intellectual Property rights, the defences that exist, what you could stand to gain from taking action, and practical steps you can take to avoid issues with anyone copying your concept. . . . keep reading

Getting Your Patent And Design Illustrations Right

Most patent applications require accompanying drawings of the invention. But are they really necessary and should you have a go at drawing your own? Professional draughtsman, Andrew MacGowan gives us some answers . . . keep reading

Protecting and Profiting From The Intellectual Property In Your Idea
Meeting audio & summary

We brought together two IP professionals to tell us how IP works in real life. To stop your idea being copied, and to make sure that it has value you can profit from by licensing or otherwise selling rights. Here's your chance to listen in . . . keep reading

Tracking Down The Right Lawyer To Help With Your Intellectual Property
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

Before you grab the Yellow Pages and look up your nearest patent attorney or IP lawyer, make sure you listen to Margaret Briffa's low-down on the different species of lawyer in IP, how to hunt down the right one for you and how to get the most out of them . . . keep reading

Registering Trademarks - Good News You Should Know
Cally Robson

Thinking of filing for a trademark for your business? On 1st October 2009 the UK Intellectual Property Office announced two initiatives affecting its trademark services that should definitely help solo inventors and businesses . . . keep reading

Product Fakes Sold On eBay or Amazon?
31 May 09
When you've gone to all the effort and expense of developing a new product, it's horrifying to think you'll find fake copies being sold on the web. . . . keep reading

The Quick Guide To Know-How & Confidential Information - IP Basics 6 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

Knowing how to guard the important information in your new product or business idea is key to keeping ownership of it. IP lawyer Margaret Briffa hands out some useful tips on managing confidentiality and secret information . . . keep reading

The Quick Guide To Trademarks - IP Basics 5 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

When you're thinking about a name for your new product or service, it's a important to understand how a trademark will add value to your business. IP lawyer Margaret Briffa explains how to avoid trouble from the outset . . . keep reading

The Quick Guide To Registered Design - IP Basics 4 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

If your new product doesn't qualify for protection by patent, then you may be able to prevent others from copying it by registering a design. While registered designs are a useful form of Intellectual Property, IP lawyer Margaret Briffa explains what to watch out for . . . keep reading

The Quick Guide To Design Right - IP Basics 3 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

If you've designed a 3-D object and manufactured more than 50 of them, you might not be aware that your new product is protected by automatic design right. Even though it has its limitations compared to design registration, it is useful to know how this relatively new right works . . . keep reading

The Quick Guide To Copyright - IP Basics 2 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

If you've created any designs, text, artwork, music, boardgames and even software, copyright is the form of Intellectual Property right you need to know about. It's an automatically granted right, but for it to protect your work, you need to know how to make the most of it . . . keep reading

The Quick Guide To Patents - IP Basics 1 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson

Find it hard to relate to info about patents? Listen to Margaret Briffa's quick guide to patents and why this could be the strongest form of Intellectual Property protection for your new product or technology . . . keep reading

How To Do A Quick Patent Search To Check Your Idea Really Is New
Cally Robson

When you've done Internet and offline checks to make sure your new idea isn't on the market already, it's time to check the patent databases. This tutorial shows you how to do a quick patent search Worldwide from your own computer. . . . keep reading

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