Over the last 25 years ACID has become the leading UK Design and IP voice on intellectual property issues which affect not only its members but the broader design community. We speak to Government, key influencers & policy makers to ensure that the best possible IP enforcement framework is in place to allow IP creators’ ideas to be monetised to achieve growth.
It takes years to create a brand with a pedigree of creative excellence and a huge investment to develop top quality designs and products to maintain a position as a market leader and innovator. Design leaders need and demand to maintain their market position without being threatened by lookalikes and copies.
Our current focus:
To inspire and empower UK designers from all industries to protect their creations from imitation and exploitation, raising awareness of the value of innovative design and how designers can protect their work.
To create a safer trading environment for our members by encouraging respect for intellectual property within corporate social responsibility.
To ensure that the ultimate deterrent of criminal provisions for intentional infringement of an unregistered design becomes a reality, monitoring legislative, political and commercial developments within the IP landscape.
