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A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages including books, magazines, manuscripts, maps, music scores, newspapers, patents,...
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