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Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
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You can help define the scope of protection given to your registered design by including a disclaimer or limitation alongside your illustration.
At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.
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