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You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Disclosure of the identity of individuals making applications and complaints to the Certification Officer
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Use this form to request a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register.
Information about new applications, post-licensing, advertising, product information and fees.
A to Z on content relating to infectious diseases.
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