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BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
Where breakthrough science meets the real world🔬➡️🌐
WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2026 explores deep science ventures in fields like genomics and quantum physics – where they emerge, how they grow, and what they need to scale: wipo.int/gii
#GlobalInnovationIndex
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Useful update for designers and makers: the UK IPO has clarified how to mark products protected by a registered design, including web marking. Doing this correctly may strengthen your claim to damages if the design is infringed.
gov.uk/guidance/designs-exam… – at Cornholme, England
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
Joanna Jensen, founder of @ChildsFarm, shares why EIS/SEIS still fly under the radar and what needs to change. "If you have not heard of the EIS or its sister initiative, the seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS), you are not alone. Between them, they form one of the most generous early-stage investment incentives of its kind anywhere in the world, aiming to channel private capital into the British businesses that grow our economy. Yet they sit largely unused..." thetimes.com/business/entrep…
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
The latest edition of IP Connect is out now!
Featuring:
- IP ownership and research collaboration
- Why good IP strategy starts with the business
- Why consumers buy counterfeits
- Tackling IP crime across the UK
Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/what-matt…
ALT IP Connect - ideas that shape tomorrow. Subscribe now to out refreshed newsletter. - Exclusive IPO updates - International insights - Monthly CEO update - Policy developments - Monthly IP rights tracker - Upcoming events Available on LinkedIn and Email.
Have you developed a new type of technology? IP rights like patents could help you unlock future commercial opportunities. Learn how in the @The_IPO's step by step guide: gov.uk/government/publicatio… – at Cornholme, England
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
📈 IP can drive business value at every stage, from startup and growth to exit.
Hear business leaders share real-life cases and lessons on using intellectual assets to advance technology-driven businesses.
📅 14 October | 🎟️ Free
📌 bit.ly/4iQF3Xi
#IPTraining
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
Where are the world's innovation hubs?
🔹 China and the US together host nearly half of the top 100 innovation clusters
🔹 Germany follows with seven clusters, while India and the UK have four each
Learn more: ow.ly/aesC50ZMx4z
#GlobalInnovationIndex
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
Last chance to sign up! ⏰
Join experts from @The_IPO and @WIPO tomorrow for a free webinar on using intellectual property to support business growth.
Date: 23 September 26
Time: 10am to 12pm
Location: Online
Register now: eventbrite.com/e/using-intel…
ALT IPO and WIPO webinar on 'Using intellectual property to support business growth' on Wednesday 23 September, 10am to midday.
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
We're delighted to welcome Rev. Charles Kwaku-Odoi DL, CEO of CAHN, as keynote speaker for:
Black Business Stories Manchester
9 Oct 2026 | Manchester Central Library
Theme: "Building Legacy, Creating Opportunity"
tinyurl.com/bhmbipc
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackBusiness
BIPC Greater Manchester retweeted
Could your business get more value from its IP?
Join our free webinar to discover how IP can support business growth, innovation & international expansion.
Delivered by the UK IPO and WIPO.
Date: 23 Sept 2026
Time:10am – 12pm
Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-int…
ALT IPO and WIPO webinar on 'Using intellectual property to support business growth' on Wednesday 23 September, 10am to midday.
This evening @manclibraries we are delighted to host Start-Up Stars.. an amazing panel of #creative #entrepreneurs who have connected with the @BIPC's Get Ready for Business Growth programme to grow their #business!
Find out more here: bl.uk/bipc/growing-your-busi…
Trade secrets, trade marks & a little Dragons’ Den drama, the latest @The_IPO blog looks at the IP behind two food businesses, from protecting secret recipes to building a brand customers recogognise.
dragonsden.blog.gov.uk/2026/…
#IntellectualProperty #DragonsDen – at Cornholme, England
Looking to grow your #business and gain inspiration from people who've done it?
Join us at #StartUpStars for an evening of entrepreneur stories, insights and networking opportunities!
3 Sept, 6-8 @MancLibraries
Register here: tinyurl.com/6cbb225n
#GetReadyForBusinessGrowth
People don’t just buy from a business - they buy from a name they trust. That recognition is what sets you apart.
How do businesses like yours protect what makes them unique? Free IP guide IP Office guide here:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Got it - Protect it! @The_IPO
ALT Your design is your difference. A hand hovers over a mobile phone where white text on a red advert spells out ‘Got it-Protect it!’
If you’ve created something original, you’ve created something valuable.
Discover how you can protect what you’ve built:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Free IP guide from the Intellectual Property Office.
Got it – Protect it! @The_IPO
ALT Start protecting what makes your business yours. Red adverts in a bus stop say ‘Got it-Protect it!’
The business name you choose is what people recommend you by.
You’ve spent time and effort creating something valuable – now discover how you can protect what you’ve built:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Free IP guidance from the IP Office.
Got it - Protect it! @The_IPO
The things that make your business stand out - your name, logo, designs or ideas – are your intellectual property and may be worth protecting. it!
Get free step-by-step guidance from the Intellectual Property Office:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Got it - Protect @The_IPO
This morning @MancLibraries we are about to begin our Canva workshop with Josh from @generatormcr! Today Josh will be sharing his experience and knowledge, with step by step tips on how to use this amazing marketing tool!
At todays workshop, #KaySwetha is showing businesses how to use AI tools to plan, create and schedule a month of Social Media content!
Thank you to all our amazing business mentors & the wonderful Alison Corke MBE for hosting Own It! for National Women's Enterprise week. Find us at the BIPC GM (Business and Intellectual Property Centre Greater Manchester) in #Manchester Central Library. – at Manchester, England