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What is UMIP? Why should you read this? Generation of new knowledge is the heart of the University. This often leads to intellectual property (IP). As an employee of the University whether as an academic, researcher, administrator or technical staff member it is important that you know what IP is about and what the University's agent for IP commercialisation, UMIP, does. Of course it is of particular relevance to anyone actively interested in knowing how to protect and commercialise IP. If you have an idea that you think has commercial merit then contact us. UMIP is a division of The University of Manchester I 3 Limited (UMI 3 ) - the University of Manchester's Innovation Company, created following the integration of UMIC, the University of Manchester's Innovation Centre and UMIP. The name I 3 (I-cubed) reflects the entrepreneurial spirit of UMIC's and UMIP's activities: Inspire/Invent/Innovate. You can find out more about the Innovation Centre on pages 28-29 of this Guide. UMIP consists of faculty oriented business management teams and an IP Services and Information team backed up by a corporate services team provided by UMI 3 , which supports UMIP with services such as finance, legal and HR as well as marketing and promotion. The UMIP office has secondees from its professional advisors as well as 'associates' such as designer-in- residence, regulator-in-residence, entrepreneur-in-residence and a Director of Entrepreneurship. Our website is www.umip.com UMIC's website is www.umic.co.uk UMI 3 's website is www.umi3.com 6 The University of Manchester Intellectual Property ("UMIP") acts solely as agent for the University in relation to any matter relating to intellectual property and know how created at the University ("IP"). This is whether such IP is created by employees, students or others. UMIP does not represent anyone else in such matters. If anyone else requires advice in relation to such IP then they must take their own independent legal advice. What is UMIP?

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