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Sections (89B.01 - 89B.18) updated October 2025.
Guidance on UK and EU copyright protection for right holders and users including business, cultural heritage institutions and consumers. It is not legal advice.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Oman.
Customers must no longer access programmes via EU satellite broadcasting services to avoid a charge for a UK service.
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.
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We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.
Directions under rule 109 of the Patents Rules 2007 to extend a specified period may be made using electronic communications.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
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.
This provides information on applications forms, time periods for response and the process for deferring publication of a design.
Understand why so called ‘Kodi’ and other illegal IPTV set-top boxes and sticks should be avoided.
Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement affects consumers.
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