Business ideas and protecting your ideas
'Introducing copyright' workshop
'Create, Innovate, Protect' workshop
Intellectual property (IP) can help you protect your ideas and make money from them.
Our resources and workshops will guide you through the four types of intellectual property: patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright.
Resources in the Centre
The Library has one of the best collections of IP information in the UK, available for free. You just need to come to the Library in London and gain a Reader Pass.
Read more about IP information in the Centre
We also offer a range of free workshops in the Centre from 'A beginner's guide to IP' to 'Introducing patents searching'. Please note: these sessions book up very quickly.
View our workshops and events calendar
Online resources
The Centre has a range of online resources to help you learn about intellectual property:
We have also created a range of pdf guides:
Network devoted to invention and innovation, helping to developing an idea into a commercial product
Government agency responsible for intellectual property rights and the protection of ideas
Online network and information source supporting female inventors and innovators
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Contact us
Business & IP Centre
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7901
Email: Reference Team
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