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Documents relating to the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by RedBird IMI of Telegraph Media Group.
Greater access to IP-backed finance could help firms, especially small and medium enterprise (SMEs), leverage their IP to scale and grow.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
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