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Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: January 2025.
You may receive a misleading invoice that requests payment for a service related to a trade mark, design, or patent. Here's some information and guidance on what to do.
This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
Sections (18.01 - 18.99) last updated: April 2025.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
Sections (3.01 - 3.101) last updated: January 2025.
Section last updated: January 2021.
The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
Includes chapters on applications, modification, priority and convention claims, illustrations and disclaimers.
Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
We have a number of options for you to submit your documents.
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