ACID promotes British Intellectual Property Day, to be held at Westminster on 26th June 2019, by announcing the winner of our ACID Design Champion Award.  Every year the Alliance for Intellectual Property, of which ACID is a founder member, celebrates the remarkable contribution of British Intellectual Property creators to promote the role that intellectual property rights (designs, trademarks, copyright and patents) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

Do you have an innovative new design you wish to enter and be considered as the 2019 ACID Design & IP Champion?

HOW TO APPLY, it’s easy. Please send us: 

250 words on why you or a colleague should be chosen as ACID’s Design Champion, including why intellectual property matters to you/them and how you use your ACID membership benefits

Include high resolution images representing your/their design

Please include your/their name, company name, contact number, website and social media links to [email protected] with the subject line of; British IP Day Award

Submit by 29th May 2019.

The winner will be presented with an engraved trophy and £250 gift voucher. There will also be a special feature on the winner in the ACID Magazine, a news article on our website and significant social media coverage.  The winner will be invited to attend British IP Day in the Terrace Pavilion Westminster on 26th June 2019.

Last year’s winner Holly Hughes of Citradi said, “I am thrilled to be chosen for this award by the Design Council and awarded by ACID. Inspired by the curves of nature, this concept of the Citrus chair is to change the way we think about seating.”

This year’s judges include: Dan Black of Black & Blum, Nick Kounoupias, Chief Counsel ACID, Sarah Weir, CEO Design Council and Deborah Dawton, CEO of the Design Business Association. The judges will be looking for excellence in design adhering to the highest standards.

Take a look at last year’s winner  Holly Hughes of Citradi  with  Runner up: Rachael Taylor of Rachael Taylor Designs and  Runner up: Carra Santos