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The importance of protecting intellectual property
Understand the significance of intellectual property rights and why it is important to protect IP such as trade marks, patents, designs and copyright
Intellectual property audit
How to conduct an intellectual property audit and assess the ownership of IP rights in your business
Types of legal protection for intellectual property rights
How to choose the right type of legal protection for your patents, trade marks, design and copyright
Intellectual property rights and your employees
How to ensure you hold the rights to any IP created by staff by stating the position in employment contracts
Intellectual property and freelance contractors
How to manage intellectual property rights if you commission work from freelancers or through work-for-hire agreements
Prevent intellectual property infringement
How to safeguard intellectual property rights by ensuring hard-copy information is kept securely and by protecting computer data
Protecting your business name and domain name
Your business name can be your most important intellectual property asset - learn how to protect it and how to register web addresses
Support for developing your ideas
Where to get help to develop new product ideas if you're looking to manufacture, market, sell or license your inventions
Defining share-option and share-award schemes
Share-option schemes, share-award schemes and share purchase schemes
Science parks
Support and benefits of science parks, including technology transfer and business incubation
Advantages of mentoring
How a successful mentoring programme can benefit the business, mentor, and the individual being mentored
Set up a mentoring programme
How to establish an effective mentoring programme in your business
Mentoring: formal and informal programmes
How formal or informal mentoring programmes work and an example structure for a mentoring programme
Developing effective mentoring relationships
How to get the best from the mentoring relationship
Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator Programme
Funding for innovation projects that can demonstrate end-to-end industrial fuel switching to hydrogen.
New restrictions for gambling adverts
New guidance on the rules for advertising gambling and gaming
Southern Regional Data Innovation Hub
Support and funding for innovation projects in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough
Going Dutch export programme
Take your first steps in exporting to Europe
Ban on sales of nicotine inhaling products to under-18s comes into effect
New regulations prevent the sale, and proxy sale, of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes or vapes to under-18s in Northern Ireland
Strategise for Success - new support programme for Newry, Mourne and Down
Get free expert advice and support on how to implement a strong business strategy