Are you based in North or North West of England and work within the creative industries?

Do you want some excellent free advice on Intellectual Property (copyrights, trademarks, patents, and related rights)?

If the answer is YES, you should visit www.own-it.org/north.

Own-It was originally launched online in 2004. Devised by the London Development Agency, it delivers free advice on IP for the creative industries in London. Now they are spreading their wings to create Own-It North and expanding to support creative businesses in the North and North West of England. This is a pilot project, they are testing the water until July 2008.

• You can access free legal contract templates.
• Get a free DVD (“How Not to Get Ripped Off”)
• You can get free legal advice.
• Book onto this workshop: “Creativity and the Law, Understanding IP” @ CUBE, Manchester on Wednesday 28 May 2008, 6pm til 8.30pm.
• Book onto this workshop: “How not to get ripped off: Enforcing and protecting your Intellectual Property” @ CUBE, Manchester on Tuesday 24 June 2008, 6pm til 8.30pm

This is a fantastic opportunity made available due to support from Salford University and the Northern Edge Group of Universities, Skillset NW, and the North West Development Agency.