Intellectual Property Articles
Expert articles and practical legal guides on intellectual property for uk businesses.
The Day a Startup Realised It Didn’t Own Its Own Product
Think paying a contractor means you own the work? For UK startups, that assumption can put your product, funding and saleability at risk.
4 June 2026
How to Start a Fast Food Business: Legal Checklist for the UK
Planning how to start a fast food business in the UK? Here is a practical legal checklist covering setup, food business registration, hygiene rules
3 June 2026
How to Start a Shuttle Service: Legal Checklist for the UK
Planning how to start a shuttle service in the UK? This legal checklist covers business structure, licensing, insurance, consumer rules, privacy
3 June 2026
How to Start a Carpet Cleaning Business: Legal Checklist for the UK
Planning to start a carpet cleaning business in the UK? This legal checklist covers business structure, registration, licences, consumer rules, contracts
3 June 2026
Who Owns IP Created by Freelancers for UK eCommerce Fashion Brands?
If your UK ecommerce fashion brand uses freelance designers, photographers, writers or web developers, paying for the work does not always mean you own
2 June 2026
How to Start a Herbal Tea Business: Legal Checklist for the UK
Starting a herbal tea business in the UK means more than choosing blends and designing packaging. This guide covers the legal checklist, from business
2 June 2026
Who Owns Freelancer IP in a UK Engineering Firm?
If your UK engineering firm hires freelancers for CAD, software, product design or prototypes, do not assume your business owns the IP automatically. This
2 June 2026
How to Start a Funeral Service Business: Legal Checklist for the UK
Planning how to start a funeral service business in the UK? This legal guide covers business structure, registration, consumer rules, privacy, contracts
2 June 2026
Setting Up a Credit Card Processing Company in the UK
A credit card processing business can raise complex legal questions from the start. This article covers setup, FCA permission issues, merchant contracts, privacy and brand protection.
2 June 2026How to Start a Florist Business from Home: Legal Checklist for the UK
Learn how to start a florist business from home in the UK with a practical legal checklist covering setup, permissions, consumer rules, online sales
2 June 2026
How to Start a Nanny Agency: Legal Checklist for the UK
Starting a nanny agency in the UK means sorting out more than a business name and website. This guide covers the legal checklist, registration issues
1 June 2026
Protecting Intellectual Property: Do You Need An IP Health Check? (2026 Updated)
You've put time (and probably a fair bit of money) into building something valuable - your brand, your product, your content, your tech, your processes. But here's the tricky part: a lot...
1 June 2026
Artists? Guide To Commission Agreements (2026 Updated)
If you're taking commissions as an artist (or hiring an artist for a commissioned piece), it can feel like the "real work" is the creative part - sketching, revising, refining, and delivering...
1 June 2026
Thinking About Patenting Your App? Here's Why You Shouldn't (2026 Updated)
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1 June 2026
Confidentiality Clauses: What Are They & How Can You Enforce Them? (2026 Updated)
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31 May 2026
Using Freelancers for a UK Direct-to-consumer Brand: Who Owns the IP?
Using freelancers for your UK direct-to-consumer brand can create hidden IP risks. Paying for a logo, packaging design or website copy does not always
31 May 2026
How to Start a Dropshipping Company: Legal Checklist for the UK
Working out how to start a dropshipping company in the UK? Here is the legal checklist founders should sort out early, from business structure and
31 May 2026
Who Owns Creative Work Created for Your UK Supplement Brand?
If you run a UK supplement brand, paying for a logo, label or product photos does not always mean your business owns them. This guide explains who usually
31 May 2026Legal Risks of Using Restricted Logos in the UK
Using a restricted logo in the UK can expose your business to trade mark disputes, misleading advertising issues and wasted branding spend. This guide
31 May 2026
How to Start a Communications Consulting Business: Legal Checklist for the UK
Planning to launch a communications consulting business in the UK? This legal checklist covers business structure, registration, contracts, privacy, trade
30 May 2026Who Owns IP Created by a Consulting Firm in the UK?
Hiring a consulting firm does not automatically mean your business owns the intellectual property it creates. This guide explains how IP ownership works
30 May 2026Using Freelancers in an Audio Visual Hire Business: Who Owns the IP?
Using freelancers in an audio visual hire business can create hidden IP problems. Here’s how UK businesses can work out who owns show files, content
30 May 2026IP Assignment Clauses for UK Allied Health Clinics
An IP assignment clause can decide whether your allied health clinic actually owns its treatment resources, branding and digital content. Here is what UK
30 May 2026
How to Start a Design Consulting Business: Legal Checklist for the UK
Starting a design consulting business in the UK means more than choosing a name and landing your first client. This legal checklist covers structure
29 May 2026
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