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If you run a UK business, large or small, and you create your own new products or processes, you could boost your profits by patenting your developments.
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European patent attorneys and support staff need to be aware of important changes relating to the EPO’s online systems and fee arrangements that come into force on 1 April 2024.
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In what is claimed to be a banking world-first in terms of its availability and affordability, NatWest has launched lending for high-growth SMEs secured against their intellectual property...
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