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How to find the right designer or design agency to work with, and how to ensure that your design project is successful

How to protect your designs against infringement and take action against someone if you think they have copied your design

How to protect your registered designs, manage your design rights and defend your designs against infringement

How to protect the value of your designs through unregistered design rights and design registration

What is a registered design, how does registration protect your design and how this can benefit your business

Three straightforward ways of getting your invention to market: manufacture and sell yourself, license it or collaborate with another business

Step-by-step list on how to develop new products or services, with a checklist of key things to consider before and during development

Key differences between the registered and unregistered design rights, and their different levels of protection

Who can apply for Innovate UK funding, and what projects are eligible for support

How to use design to create a successful brand and build brand identity for your business

Support and advice for inventors and businesses developing innovative ideas, products and technologies in Northern Ireland

Video tutorial on growing your business through increased efficiency

How to make changes to your design registration or cancel your registered design

How small businesses in the technology sector can use design to improve their products' commercial viability

Understand the importance of digital assets - what they are, how to protect them and how to maximise their value to your business

Where to get help to develop new product ideas if you're looking to manufacture, market, sell or license your inventions

Establishing a pricing strategy for a development project to determine how much to invest in it

Sources of information on product designers and manufacturers who can help you develop your invention

Explore funding options for development of new products and ideas, including equity finance, government grants, loans, crowdfunding and more

Get professional help from intellectual property advisers, a patent attorney or a trade mark attorney to protect your intellectual property in an invention

Guidance on intellectual property systems in key markets throughout the world