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Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Sections (3.01 - 3.101) last updated: April 2024.
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.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: April 2024.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
List of design forms and fees.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Section last updated: July 2023.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
Learn how to identify misleading invoices and what you should do if you receive one.
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