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The business case

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Intellectual property rights can offer a powerful way of controlling your designs within the marketplace and can add value to your product offering Intellectual property right (IPR) is central to every sector. In fact, there is not a single business which would not be prejudiced by a competitor taking or imitating its name, ideas or products. Intellectual property protects rights in 2- and 3-D...

Ten examples

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Ten examples, ten valuable lessons about intellectual property that can by learnt from the likes of Apple, Levis and Dyson Lesson 1: Even the smallest features of design projects can be protected Apple Computer (2004) A computer icon was held by the UK Court to be eligible for protection as a design (and therefore protectable under law by its owner), even though the icon only appeared when the...

Help and advice

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Iain Stansfield answers some frequently asked questions about intellectual property How do I copyright my design? Under UK law no positive act needs to be taken to obtain copyright protection over a protectable work. Copyright subsists automatically on creation of the work. What designs and design features can be registered? Registration of designs in the UK has recently changed due to a...

Ten golden rules

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Ten golden rules to help you protect your intellectual property Establish that you were the first to come up with the idea Make a paper trail of your designs and drawings so that you can prove the dates that you came up with your idea, which will help you enforce your rights against other people attempting to copy or exploit your design. Some designers date and send drawings or designs by...

Recommended reading

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Martin Howe QC, Russell-Clarke on Industrial Designs, 6th ed, Sweet and Maxwell, 1998, ISBN 0421537604 Thorley, Miller, Burkill and Birss, Terrell on the Law of Patents, 15th ed, Sweet and Maxwell, 2000, ISBN 0421624701 Garnett, Rayner James and Davies, Copinger and Skone James on Copyright, 14th ed, Sweet and Maxwell, 1998, ISBN 0421589108 Kitchin, Llewelyn, Mellor, Meade, Moody-Stuart and...

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Own It

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Offers free intellectual property advice for London's creative people.

Prince Philip Designers Prize

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2006 winner: Thomas Heatherwick The man behind work including the Rolling Bridge at Paddington Basin, the B of the Bang sculpture in Manchester and the Sitooterie at Essex received the award from HRH the Duke of Edinburgh in a ceremony at the Design Council in London. At only 36, Heatherwick is the youngest ever winner of the prize, which recognises a lasting contribution to design for business...

The Duke of Edinburgh presents the 2006 Prince Philip Designers Prize to Thomas Heatherwick

Groundbreaking visionary wins design world Oscar

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Thomas Heatherwick RDI, the innovative designer whose stunning and often eccentric designs have enlivened public spaces around the UK, has won the prestigious Prince Philip Designers Prize.