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About Us

Own-it offers free intellectual property advice for creative businesses.

We offer a range of services, from basic to specialist support, through online and face-to face seminars, workshops and, where appropriate, surgeries with intellectual property lawyers. We work with a network of IP advisors including lawyers and specialists at various trade associations associated with the creative industries in the UK.

To register with Own-it and get access to our services, click here.

Own-it is funded by the LDA and the delivery partner is London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London.

Mission

To provide creative people and businesses with the relevant knowledge, advice and support to protect, exploit and value their intellectual property and take full advantage of the capital contained therein, the resulting business developments and growth.

Key Own-it people

Marice Cumber

Marice Cumber developed and established Own-it, Intellectual Property Advice for Creative Businesses, at The London College of Communication, University of the Arts London (UAL). Previous to this she devised the concept, set up and managed The Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts, a business support programme for students and graduates of UAL and was also a course director for business and arts courses at UAL.

The provision of intellectual property knowledge and support was always included in these initiatives. Marice continues to manage ECCA and is project director of Own-it.

Tom Campbell

Tom Campbell is the Head of Creative Industries at the London Development Agency, the Mayor's agency for driving sustainable economic growth. He also chairs the RDA Creative Industries Network. Tom has previously worked as a Senior Development Manager and Policy Manager within the LDA. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior Consultant at Burns Owens Partnership, undertaking a range of research and strategy projects around the cultural and creative industries and economic development.

Timeline

Own-it, Intellectual Property Advice for Creative Businesses was devised by the London Development Agency, as a result of research undertaken by the Mayor's Creative Industries Commission who selected LCC, The University of the Arts London (UAL) to develop, deliver and manage the initiative.

Own-it represents a development of existing work done by the Enterprise Centre of the Creative Arts at UAL in terms of offering free intellectual property advice, workshops and information for creative businesses.

Own-it was launched in September 2004.

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