The Intellectual Property Office is the official government body responsible for Intellectual Property rights in the UK
These rights include patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. Intellectual Property is created when an idea takes some tangible form. IP can mean a brand, invention, design or other kind of creation, which can be bought and sold.
The Intellectual Property Office is the operating name of the Patent Office. It is an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
The Intellectual Property Office recommends that all small and medium size business’s consider their IP rights and review how well protected they are.
Visit http://www.ipo.gov.uk/iphealthcheck today, to take the FREE IPHealthcheck. This online tool will guide business’s through assessing their IP, and help the user decide how much IP they have and whether it is, or can be protected.