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Publication date 18 March 2026.
General guidance for all organisations (including charities, voluntary and not-for profit) on showing broadcasts to the public e.g. customers and employees.
Includes time limits, examination and withdrawals.
Sections (15A.01 - 15A.26) last updated: October 2025..
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Sections (77.01 - 77.25) last updated October 2023.
Sections (71.01 - 71.10) last updated: July 2021.
Patentability.
The Marrakesh Treaty is an international legal instrument which makes it easier for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people to access works protected by copyright.
Restriction on filing evidence in standard trade mark oppositions and in trade mark cancellation proceedings at the IPO.
Changes to trade marks, and designs forms to improve clarity and facilitate processing.
This guide is for businesses and sets out ways to successfully manage their intangible assets, or IP.
Copyright advice on printed music issues aimed at singers, instrumentalists, orchestras, choirs, bands and other users of printed music.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Sections (75.01 - 75.21.2) last updated: April 2023.
Sections (46.01 - 46.78.3) last updated: April 2023.
Sections (40.01 - 40.20) last updated: July 2021.
Sections (125.01 - 125.27) last updated: April 2023.
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