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We bring you a flavour of some of the licensing execs and activity at the show.

This week’s Spring Fair – held at Birmingham’s NEC from February 4-8 – was another strong affair, with the licensing sector certainly making its presence felt.

From classic brands such as Peter Rabbit, Harry Potter and Star Wars, through to newer lifestyle favourites like Pusheen and newcomers including Molang and Line Friends, licences were evident across pretty much all of the 20 halls.

In addition – as our Licensing Lookout, Ian Downes from Start Licensing – points out in his column this week, there was also a healthy number of examples from the worlds of art, brands, music and celebrity. You can read more here.

We’ve put together our own pictorial highlights reel below – from the showfloor through to the networking:

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