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Publication date 27 September 2023.
The Patents Journal special notices are published every Wednesday at 4:30am.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
A collection of intellectual property legislation, manuals, guidance and notices for IP professionals.
A collection of guidance about applying for, managing and enforcing a patent. Patents help protect a product or process, for example machines and medicines.
Guidance on how to register, manage and enforce a trade mark. A trade mark protects your brand, for example the name of your product or service.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
The IPO customer service standards tell you the level of service you can expect and how we are performing against these targets.
Publication date 20 September 2023.
A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright.
Responses to the consultation will inform the options for implementation of the Treaty.
The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on the possible options for implementation.
Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.
These statistics include the latest two years of monthly data for patents, trade marks, and designs, based on IPO administrative data.
Publication date 13 September 2023.
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