Guidance

Extension of UK intellectual property rights abroad

Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 10 June 2014
• Last updated: 9 July 2024
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  1. 9 July 2024

     Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries O to S: Samoa 6.2 and 6.3 replaced.

  2. 28 February 2024

     Cayman Islands information updated.

  3. 1 January 2021

     Gibraltar 6.2 and Guernsey 8.2 extension updated.

  4. 5 August 2019

     6.2 Extension - EP(UK) updated.

  5. 24 April 2018

     Paragraph added for Cyprus.

  6. 24 April 2018

     Changes made to British Virgin Islands.

  7. 26 March 2018

     Trade marks information regarding Sierra Leone, Cayman Islands and Uganda revised. Legal status for Sierra Leone revised. Design information for Cayman Islands revised.

  8. 25 July 2017

     Updates to Brunei Darussalam section.

  9. 9 February 2015

     Update on information relating to Guernsey.

  10. 10 June 2014

      First published.

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Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries A to B

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Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries C to H

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Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries I to N

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Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries O to S

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Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries T to Z

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Details

Please note, this information should be used as a guide only, please contact individual country offices for full information

Your copyright works usually get automatic protection abroad, in the same way as in the UK.