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This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.
Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
The Lambert Toolkit contains an example of a form of variation agreement for the collaboration and consortium agreements.
Section (1.01 - 1.16) last updated: March 2017.
Section (0.01 - 1.12) last updated: October 2022.
Sections (118.01 - 118.23) last updated: January 2023.
Sections (20B.01 - 20B.02) last updated: April 2015.
Section (89.01 - 89.10) last updated October 2023.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
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
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement affects consumers.
Using the international patent, UK patent and cooperative patent classification schemes
Trade mark opposition and invalidation proceedings.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
Includes chapters on applying for International registrations, design representation, deferment of publication, examination, refusals and renewals.
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
This introduction to the SEPs Resource Hub sets out the Hub's structure and an overview of its contents.
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