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Use this form to apply to register one or more designs for which registration has been deferred.
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs.
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering designs.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
We review new designs of coins, medals, seals and decorations and then recommend preferred designs to the government. RMAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by HM Treasury .
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Results of past design and design right decisions issued by us since 2013.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A / VAM) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it was founded in 1852, and...
The official UK government website for data and insights on COVID-19.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
Official statistics include the latest five years of monthly data for patents, trade marks, and designs, based on IPO administrative data.
Use this form to renew a design registration.
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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