Scotland

Business Gateway - offers practical help, advice and support for new and growing businesses in Scotland. The Exploit your Ideas section in the Business Gateway website offers advice and information about how to protect Intellectual Property. Business Gateway website

Highlands and Islands Enterprises - offers practical help for new and growing businesses in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Highlands and Islands Enterprises website

The Intellectual Asset Centre - is a unique centre to assist businesses in deriving value from their Intellectual Assets. Supported by the Scottish Executive, the Centre was developed in response to the demand from businesses to learn more about their Intellectual Assets. The Intellectual Asset Centre website

Innovators Counselling and Advisory Services for Scotland (ICASS) - provides specialist advice and support for Scotland's inventors and innovative companies. A network of advisers cover the whole of Scotland providing a service that is free and completely confidential. ICASS website