Mathys & Squire in partnership with
Our partnership with Innovate UK
What is Innovate UK?
Innovate UK is a non-profit organisation with the core goal of underpinning and boosting the innovation ecosystem in the UK. In line with the government’s vision for the UK to be a global hub for innovation by 2035, they operate a range of programmes which help companies develop and commercialise new products, processes and services.
Innovate UK classifies the assistance they provide into three forms: inspire, involve, invest. They inspire businesses to seize opportunities by raising awareness; they involve relevant experts and organisations in the process of supporting businesses; and they provide grants and loans to ensure that businesses possess the necessary resources.
Innovate UK’s international programmes allow businesses to expand successfully on a global scale, ensuring that the UK is a worldwide leader in innovation. Through the organisation’s support, businesses gain essential insights into procedures in other countries, connect with businesses, investors and governments abroad, and even collaborate with international partners to innovate as a team.
How do we work with Innovate UK?
As part of our partnership with Innovate UK, Mathys & Squire have supported their Global Business Innovation Programme. This programme is expertly designed to accelerate business growth by helping SMEs to collaborate and explore global markets. Each GBIP is centred around a specific market and sector, and involves up to 15 cutting-edge and aspiring UK businesses. Businesses are not only given the valuable opportunity of going abroad to explore the market first-hand, but are provided with pre-trip training to educate them on what success looks like on the global stage.
Mathys & Squire have advised multiple different steams of the GBIP, covering a range of areas, such as ocean technologies, quantum technologies and AI for industrial control. Our attorneys have provided workshops for the businesses on how they can manage and protect their intellectual property effectively, touching on all the key aspects of IP: patents, trade marks, trade secrets, IP agreements, design rights and copyright. Most importantly, our expertise includes how to operate a strategy on a global scale, ensuring success for the businesses in international markets.
Through Innovate UK, start-ups and SMEs gain access to crucial expertise, investment and equipment, opening doors to growth that would otherwise remain closed.
For more information about Innovate UK, click here to visit their website.