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Intellectual Property Articles
Expert articles and practical legal guides on intellectual property for uk businesses.
How To Patent An Idea In The UK: What You Can And Can’t Protect
You’ve got a new product concept, a smarter process, or a technical tweak that could give your business a real edge. Naturally, you might be thinking: “How do I patent an idea...
21 February 2026
UK Startup Funding Rounds: Legal Considerations From Seed To Series A
Raising investment can feel like a milestone moment for your business - and it often is. But while the headlines focus on valuation and “closing the round”, the legal side is what...
20 February 2026
Franchising Solicitors: Choosing Legal Support For Your Franchise Business
Franchising can be an exciting way to grow a business (or to buy into one with an established brand, systems and customer base). But it’s also one of those areas where the...
20 February 2026
Consultancy Agreement Template: Key Clauses Businesses Should Include
If you’re bringing a consultant into your business (whether it’s for marketing, software development, finance, HR, sales, or a one-off project), it’s tempting to search for a consultancy agreement template in the...
20 February 2026
Image Rights In The UK: Using Photos In Marketing And Business Content
If you run a small business, strong visuals can be the difference between “just another brand” and a brand people actually remember. But the moment you start using photos, graphics, customer testimonials...
20 February 2026
What Is Confidential Information? A UK Business Guide
If you run a small business, you probably share sensitive information every day - with staff, suppliers, contractors, investors, and customers. But when something goes wrong (a leak, a dispute, an employee...
19 February 2026
How To Build A Small Business Exit Strategy Plan In the UK
If you’re running a small business, it’s completely normal to focus on the day-to-day: customers, cash flow, hiring, and keeping everything moving. But here’s the thing - the best time to plan...
19 February 2026
How To Register A Business Name In the UK: Step-By-Step Guide
Choosing a business name is one of the most exciting parts of starting a new venture. It’s the name you’ll put on your website, invoices, proposals, packaging, and (hopefully) on a growing...
19 February 2026Company Due Diligence: A Practical Guide For UK SMEs And Startups
Whether you’re buying a business, taking investment, entering a joint venture, or signing a major supplier deal, company due diligence is the step that turns “this sounds promising” into “this is a...
19 February 2026Distribution Companies: Key Legal Considerations For UK Suppliers, Startups And SMEs
If you’re selling products in the UK (or planning to), partnering with a UK distribution company can be a game-changer. A good distributor can get your products into new regions, new retailers,...
19 February 2026Promotion Agreements: Key Terms And Risks For Businesses
If you’re paying someone (or giving them freebies, commission or other perks) to promote your business, it’s worth pausing before you hit “send” on that first Instagram DM or email. A lot...
18 February 2026
Employee Confidentiality in the UK: What to Include in Contracts and Policies
When you hire staff, you’re not just hiring their skills - you’re also giving them access to information that keeps your business running. That might include customer lists, pricing, supplier details, internal...
18 February 2026
How To Protect Intellectual Property In Your UK Startup Or Small Business
When you’re building a startup or small business, your “big value” often isn’t your laptop, your stock, or even your office space. It’s your ideas, your brand, your content, your product designs,...
18 February 2026Commercial Contracts Law In The UK: A Practical Guide For SMEs And Startups
If you’re running a small business or startup, contracts are part of your day-to-day reality - onboarding customers, paying suppliers, hiring contractors, partnering with another founder, or signing up to a SaaS...
18 February 2026
Promotion Agreements In The UK: Key Terms And Drafting Tips
If you’re paying someone (or partnering with them) to promote your business, you’re taking a smart step towards growth - but it’s also a moment where things can get messy fast if...
17 February 2026How To Choose a UK Trademark Registration Service
If you’ve put time (and money) into building your brand, it’s completely normal to want to protect it before someone else starts using something similar. That’s where a trademark registration service can...
17 February 2026Exclusive Distribution Agreement: Key Clauses & Common SME Pitfalls
If you’re growing a product-based business, there’s a good chance you’ll eventually need help getting your goods into new regions, new channels, or new customer segments. That’s where an exclusive distribution agreement...
17 February 2026How To Choose Business Solicitors In London For SMEs And Startups
If you’re building a startup or running an SME in the capital, you’re probably juggling a hundred moving parts at once - funding, hiring, sales, operations, and growth. It’s easy for legal...
17 February 2026
How To Protect Trade Secrets In The UK And Prevent Misuse
If you run a small business, you probably have at least one “secret sauce” that gives you an edge. It might be a customer list, a pricing model, a manufacturing method, a...
16 February 2026Buying an Online Business: Key Legal Checks, Contracts and Risks
Buying an established online business can feel like a shortcut to growth. Instead of starting from scratch, you’re acquiring a website, customer base, revenue streams, supplier relationships and (hopefully) a brand that...
16 February 2026Asset Sale: What UK SMEs Should Know Before Selling Business Assets
Selling a business doesn’t always mean selling the whole company . For many UK SMEs, a more practical (and sometimes less risky) option is an asset sale - where you sell specific...
16 February 2026How To Franchise Your Business In The UK: Legal Steps, Costs & Documents
Franchising can be an exciting way to scale a proven business model without funding every new site yourself. But if you’re looking into how to franchise a business in the UK ,...
16 February 2026
How To Use Trademark Symbols (™ And ®) Correctly In The UK
If you’re building a brand, you’ve probably seen little symbols like ™ and ® next to names and logos everywhere - on websites, packaging, proposals and social media. But when you’re running...
16 February 2026Commercial Lawyers: What They Do And How To Choose The Right Adviser
Running a small business means you’re constantly making commercial decisions: signing suppliers, taking customer payments, hiring people, protecting your brand, and dealing with the occasional dispute (hopefully rare, but it happens). And...
16 February 2026
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