In this Lunch and Learn, chartered trademark and design attorney Laura West provides an overview of why your brand's intellectual property (IP) is so important.

Lunch and Learn: How to protect your brand

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In this Lunch and Learn, chartered trademark and design attorney

provides an overview of why your brand's intellectual property (IP) is so important, and how you can make sure you're protecting yours.

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Trademark and design attorney Laura West provides an overview of brand intellectual property. 

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

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I am a qualified solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the founder of <a href=&apos;http://www.buckworths.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Buckworths</a>, the only law firm in the UK working exclusively with start-ups and high growth businesses. Buckworths works across multiple sectors, including Technology, Fin-Tech, Restaurants and Hospitality, Fashion and Fashion-Tech, Bio-Tech and Med-Tech, Blockchain, and more. My passion for entrepreneurialism has led me to advise on the countless of start-ups over the last ten years across multiple industry sectors. For several years, I have been a regular speaker at industry events encouraging entrepreneurs to take the next step in their start-up journey.
Recently, I also published my first Amazon Best Seller, Built On Rock - the busy entrepreneur&apos;s legal guide to start-up success. Advising on the risks and pitfalls to avoid when setting up your own business, I wrote this book to make the complicated aspects of start-up law simple. Available on Amazon and in all good bookstores.

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Over 25 years, Philip has worked for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from start-ups to scale-ups, to multinationals. 
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Common to every role, he has had responsibility for increasing revenue, scaling operations, and providing insight and analysis that has driven growth. 

He has spent the last twelve years scaling tech businesses in C-level roles including sales, marketing, product, operations, and investor relations.

Based near Oxford, Philip works with businesses all over the UK.

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Over 25 years, Philip has worked for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from start-ups to scale-ups, to multinationals. 
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Common to every role, he has had responsibility for increasing revenue, scaling operations, and providing insight and analysis that has driven growth. 

He has spent the last twelve years scaling tech businesses in C-level roles including sales, marketing, product, operations, and investor relations.

Based near Oxford, Philip works with businesses all over the UK.

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