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UK Industries Demonstrate Significant Use of Intellectual Property Rights, Driving Economic Output and Exports

Comprehensive analysis reveals key sectors leveraging patents, trademarks, registered designs, and copyright to contribute substantially to UK economy between 2014 and 2016

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A government study analyzing UK industries from 2014 to 2016 identifies extensive use of intellectual property (IP) rights—including patents, trademarks, registered designs, and copyright—across multiple sectors. Industries with above-average IP usage accounted for nearly 27% of non-financial value-added output and ov…
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UK Industries Demonstrate Significant Use of Intellectual Property Rights, Driving Economic Output and Exports A government study analyzing UK industries from 2014 to 2016 identifies extensive use of intellectual property (IP) rights—including patents, trademarks, registered designs, and copyright—across multiple sectors. Indust... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uk-industries-demonstrate-significant-use-of-intellectual-property-rights-driving-economic-output-and-exports

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