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Use this form to file your application to register a trade mark.
Use this form to appoint or change a representative for a trade mark owner or update current representative details.
A collection of intellectual property legislation, manuals, guidance and notices for IP professionals.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Use this form to file your application to register an International Registration governed exclusively by the Madrid Protocol
The manual of trade marks practice sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices.
What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
Guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions.
Setting out how to deliver our mission to grow the UK economy by providing an IP system that encourages investment in creativity and innovation.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Section last updated: February 2023
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
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.
Use this form to notify of a standard opposition and to set out the grounds on which you are basing this opposition.
Around 40% of series applications don’t meet the requirements. We recommend you read this guide if you are considering making a series application.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
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