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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
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Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
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The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Use a global project licence to simplify the export of military goods and technology classed as collaborative defence projects.
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Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
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Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Find registered designs in the UK
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Read about businesses that have participated in support schemes funded by the UK government.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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