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The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
List of design forms and fees.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: April 2024.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Sections (3.01 - 3.101) last updated: April 2024.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
Actions that parallel exporters to the EEA and intellectual property rights holders need to take.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Sections (2.01 - 2.41) last updated January 2024.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
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