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This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
Interactive guide for universities and companies to determine which agreements to use for collaborative research projects.
Section (13.01 - 13.144) last updated July 2020.
Sections (46.01 - 46.78.3) last updated: April 2023.
Sections (8.01 - 8.31) last updated: January 2024.
This notice is aimed at individuals and small businesses who may wish to use or create knitting, sewing and related patterns.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
Directions to direct the form and manner in which patent, trade mark and designs forms and documents can be submitted by e-mail.
The patents hearings manual provides guidance to the law and procedure concerning patent and design right hearings.
Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
Trade mark opposition and invalidation proceedings.
A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
Sections (12.01 to 12.100) last updated: September 2018.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
An overview of our digital transformation.
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