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Government responses to 3 consultations:

A pink folder, a blue strip and a white backgroud with bubbles Designs and Patents responses published. Find out more on the Hargreaves Review pages.

Mediation: In need of Mediation?

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The Intellectual Property Office can help you get the right type of protection for your creation or invention.

Intellectual Property (IP) results from the expression of an idea. So IP might be a brand, an invention, a design, a song or another intellectual creation. IP can be owned, bought and sold. But how can that help you? See Why use IP?

The Intellectual Property Office is part of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills External Link.

Accelerated patent processing: introduction of a superfast service

Have your say! The consultation on accelerated patent processing is open for comment until 12 June 2013.

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