Innovation and Intellectual Property

Whether you're a startup, SME, or just curious about innovation, this event is perfect for you. Come and learn about how Innovate UK can help turn your ideas into reality.

UK business invests more than £130 billion a year in knowledge assets or intellectual property (IP), and IP rights protect around just £63 billion of these assets.

Intellectual Property is the collective term for creations of the mind and the fixed formats in which they can be protected which include trade marks, patents, registered designs and copyright. And 90% of enterprise value attributed by the stock market is underpinned by intangible assets.

But what are the benefits of identifying and recording IP – well it demonstrates management skills to investors, potential partners, licensors and a range of other interested third parties; can provide income streams (e.g. licensing, entering adjacent markets); may help identify related tax benefits such as R&D tax credits; and reduce the risk of third party litigation.

This workshop will give you a broad understanding of how to identify and protect intellectual property in your business or your business idea.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher City of Wolverhampton Council