29/10/2026
Could Liverpool be pioneering a new blueprint for UK innovation?
What happens when government, universities, industry and an entire city come together to put intellectual property at the heart of economic growth?
Liverpool is setting out to find out.
In a pioneering approach to collaboration, the city is bringing together expertise, research and commercial ambition to tackle a challenge facing innovators across the UK – how do we turn more great ideas into successful businesses?
And the world is taking notice.
Liverpool has become one of the first cities globally to receive WIPO’s City of Innovation award
The award, though, is just the beginning.
From unlocking the commercial potential of music and creative industries to developing new international partnerships and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs, Liverpool is exploring what becomes possible when organisations work together differently.
Could this be a model for cities across the UK?
In the latest edition of IP Connect, we take a closer look at Liverpool’s ambitions, alongside:
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💬 What do you think? Could stronger collaboration between government, academia and industry unlock more of the UK’s innovation potential? What’s currently holding it back?
Read the latest IP Connect article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-matters-intellectual-property-month-vxeoe
