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Intellectual property: Types and uses of intellectual property

A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 21 September 2023

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Types of intellectual property protection

• Register a trade mark
• Apply for a patent
• How copyright protects your work
• Register a design

Using someone else's intellectual property

• Using somebody else's intellectual property

Getting professional advice

• Seeking intellectual property advice
  • 26 October 2023
  • Guidance
• Why you should use an IP attorney
  • 14 January 2015
  • Guidance

Intellectual property in education

• IP in education
  • 9 November 2022
  • Guidance

Intellectual property for business

• Business events
  • 21 October 2024
  • Promotional material
• Business tools and training
  • 30 October 2013
  • Guidance
• Valuing your intellectual property
  • 4 January 2022
  • Guidance

Case studies

• Trade mark case studies
  • 20 January 2015
  • Collection
• Patent case studies
  • 5 June 2014
  • Collection
• Design case studies
  • 4 February 2015
  • Collection
• Copyright case studies
  • 24 March 2015
  • Collection
• IP attaché case studies
  • 20 January 2015
  • Collection
• Trade secrets case studies
  • 4 February 2015
  • Collection

Research

• Intellectual property research: IP in general
  • 22 December 2021
  • Collection
• Intellectual property research: Trade marks and brands
  • 29 April 2020
  • Collection
• Intellectual property research: Patents
  • 9 November 2021
  • Collection
• Intellectual property research: Copyright
  • 22 December 2021
  • Collection
• Intellectual property research: Designs
  • 29 April 2020
  • Collection

Published 21 September 2023