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Find out if you need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products you manufacture or handle.
The government is working to protect UK citizens and businesses from the threats posed by poorly secured consumer connectable products (also known as 'IoT' or 'smart' devices.)
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Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 29 April 2024.
From 1 October 2017 you will have the option of marking your product with a web address, instead of the registered design number.
When applying to register a trade mark, you must use the classification system to specify the goods and/or services you'll be using it on.
The UK Government has launched a second consultation on proposed changes to allow the Intellectual Property Office to deliver better digital services.
CMA provisionally finds Adobe’s deal to buy Figma would likely harm innovation for software used by the vast majority of UK digital designers.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
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