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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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In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Includes chapters on applying for International registrations, design representation, deferment of publication, examination, refusals and renewals.
Training and events for practitioners and people interested in design, accessibility and user research.
Guidance on creating design codes that promote the creation of successful places as set out in the National Model Design Code.
This report, published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), examines skills and performance challenges in the digital and creative sector.
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
Examining how UK design figures in the global economy, and considers how the intellectual property system can best support its growth.
An overview of the changes to design law contained in the Intellectual Property Act 2014.
Attitudes and behaviour of design rights owners towards infringement. Develop methodology for future use with the baseline evidence received.
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