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Performers in literary, dramatic or musical works have certain rights in how those works can then be used.
We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
These directions prescribe the form and manner in which email messages should be delivered to the IPO to withdraw patent applications.
A change in practice in the registrar’s service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.
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An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Includes introduction and purpose of this guide.
Section (7.01 - 7.58 ) last updated: July 2020.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Sections (1.01 to 1.55) last updated: September 2017
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in India
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in the European Union (EU)
Section last updated December 2015.
Sections (130.01 - 130.35.1) last updated: October 2025.
Sections (24.01 - 24.05) last updated: April 2021.
Sections (27.01 - 27.33) last updated: April 2023.
Section (280-01 280.05) last updated: October 2021.
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