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Fuel your Business Growth: Business Skills - How to protect your Intellectual Property (IP) in the UK and abroad

May 12, 2026

13:00 - 14:00

Zoom | Teams | Online

Understand what IP is, how valuable it is and how it can be protected.

What you’ll learn

  • what are IP rights
  • how to protect the IP rights you may have both domestically and internationally
  • about the resources that are available to you from the IPO

Description
Intellectual Property (IP) is often where the true value of your organisation lies. This informative session will explain what IP is, how valuable it is and how it can be protected.

The session will cover:

  • Trade marks
  • Copyright
  • Designs
  • Patents
  • Confidentiality
  • IP Abroad

There will also be a Q&A session at the end along with access to Intellectual Property Office resources, useful links and information that will help enhance your knowledge further.

Speakers
Natalie Salkeld & Kelly Clark
Business Engagement Officers, IPO

Natalie and Kelly are IP experts with the UK Intellectual Property Office, they have helped hundreds of businesses understand what IP means to them, what IP they own, how to protect it and what to do to enforce your IP rights. Their deep understanding allows them to put, what can be complicated concepts, into easily understandable principles that any business can follow.

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