Intellectual Property Rights
Creative Insight www.birmingham.gov.uk/businessinsight is Business Insight’s unique UK intellectual property service for businesses, creative industries and innovators providing detailed research and information on intellectual property issues with extensive patents, trademarks and copyright resources, including free patent clinics, and is part of the PATLIB network.
 
Our world class service has been helping innovators protect their ideas and turn them into reality since 1919 and we offer a breadth of services that is unique in Britain. Advising on Copyright, Design Right, Patents and Trademarks, our service is geared towards practical business support so that we can help you grow the germ of an idea into a successful business.
 
We aim to make intellectual property more relevant and accessible to individuals, small companies and the creative industries. To achieve this we produce factsheets, legal templates, and free advice covering all practical aspects of intellectual property from a business perspective.
 
Our comprehensive range of services and resources are provided on a UK wide basis. 
 
What makes us unique?
90% of our services are free within Birmingham – modest fee rest of UK.
 
Ability to put your ideas into practice via our business support services.
 
Commitment to open access for all to IP knowledge.
 
Comprehensiveness of service from “brand names” to “world wide patent searches”.
 
Free clinics with lawyers and other professionals.
 
IP current awareness.
 
Learning and training services .
 
Part of the PATLIB Network (partner with European Patent Office).
 
Total confidentiality.
 
Creative Insight takes the widest definition of Intellectual property to include all those areas that involve intellectual value and benefit to a business, and those issues of “intellectual” law such as data protection that affect business under the heading Knowledge Services.
 
This includes:
 
Data Protection.
 
Information Literacy.
 
Information Management.
 
Innovation.
 
Knowledge Management.
 
Training.
 
Web Services
 
For example with Data Protection
If your business holds information about its customers and suppliers on paper or in electronic form you must comply with rules on data protection and the law also affects how you use personal data for direct-marketing purposes. “Information law” is expanding rapidly into many areas and is more than just data protection. It now includes individual rights, access to public records, credit checks, identity theft, and much more. Creative Insight can help you by:
 
Providing Information on data protection issues
Checking if you need to register
Legal Compliance Issues
New Marketing Rules for unsolicited mail
Record keeping Rules
Freedom of Information Act rights
Rights of Individuals
Helping you “credit check” yourself or your company
Protect you from “identity theft” Our work includes
 
Creative Industries are a speciality for this team, particularly in the fields of Music, IT, Theatre, Photography, Publishing, Film, Writers, Artists, New Media and graphic design
 
We provide business support as well as having a cultural role. Our aim is to create a flourishing and dynamic economic and cultural environment by strengthening business practices, improving creative networking and providing opportunities for individuals and businesses to profit from their creativity.
 
Art is life enriching and has the potential to enhance society. We can help customers unlock their potential to make money.
 
We offer advice, training and information to help make this happen as well as practical showcasing through our art galleries, theatre, film showcasing, music development and other outlets as part of our Birmingham City Council services.

Creative Work Example: 
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UVbg9Wx_5uM

Call               0121 303 4538        for more details.