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Louise Townsend | Intellectual Property Associate

New One IPO Search replaces Ipsum

Ipsum now retired for a new state of the art UK search tool which is set to inspire innovation in the UK whilst also protecting

Louise Townsend | Intellectual Property Associate 25 February 2025
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Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead

New financial support scheme from the UKIPO

The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently launched a new financial support scheme for SMEs called IP Advance, this is a structured funding programme

Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead 11 September 2024
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Alec Griffiths

Patent Box benefit delivered for Source Advisors’ clients

Source Advisors have been delivering Patent Box services to our clients since the scheme was launched in 2013. We have always known that any client

Alec Griffiths 24 July 2024
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Alec Griffiths

Debating the benefits of IP to life sciences – Cambridge University

In July 2023, I was honoured to be invited to the LMB-VBC Graduate Life Sciences symposium at the University of Cambridge, specifically to be a

Alec Griffiths 14 August 2023
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Tanya Rahman | Junior Intellectual Property Analyst

Taking the fear out of IP

Businesses shouldn’t be intimidated by the legal and academic jargon surrounding Intellectual Property (IP). Here at GovGrant we are changing the conversation and provide a

Tanya Rahman | Junior Intellectual Property Analyst 30 August 2022
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Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director

The UK government is right to put IP at the heart of new innovation strategy

At the end of July, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) announced that a strong intellectual property system will be key as the UK aims to

Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director 11 August 2021
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Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead

Intellectual Property Day – Unleashing the true value of IP for UK’s SMEs

It’s World Intellectual Property Day, a day to celebrate and educate the world about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation

Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead 26 April 2021
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Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director

Is there a gender gap in innovation?

Today is the UN’s “International Day of Women and Girls in Science”. As a business, GovGrant is at the heart of the innovation ecosystem it’s

Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director 10 February 2021
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Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead

Changes in Intellectual Property practices post-Brexit

Brexit? Is that still happening? Well yes, fortunately, or unfortunately (depending on which side of the fence you are on), and, consequently, there are changes

Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead 2 December 2020
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Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director

The Patent wake-up call

For the first time ever, HMRC have independently reviewed the Patent Box scheme to understand if it is an effective tool in the government R&D

Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director 18 November 2020
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Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead

IP strategy – key to thriving in a post-covid world

As non-essential business begins to reopen after months of non-trading, and those on furlough start to return to work, many companies across the UK are

Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead 15 July 2020
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Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead

In our hour of need is the UK’s patent process a help or a hindrance?

It is safe to say that the sudden emergence of Covid-19 and its impact has taken the world by surprise. It has brought economies to

Akshay Thaman | IP & Policy Lead 5 May 2020
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GovGrant

GovGrant: Patents should make money for business, not just make people feel good

Luke Hamm, chief executive of innovation tax credit specialist GovGrant, will urge business owners to monetise their intellectual property (IP) and stop treating it like

GovGrant 12 December 2018
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Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director

Whose idea was it anyway?

Anyone old enough to remember the BBC comedy series Harry Enfield and Chums may recall the wonderful public information film pastiche sketches which always ended

Luke Hamm | UK Managing Director 26 June 2018
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