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From Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
  • To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.

  • Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.

  • The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.

  • Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: January 2025.

  • Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.

  • Section last updated: January 2021.

  • Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) following the Supreme Court’s judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others.

  • 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.

  • Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.

  • Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.

  • This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.

  • This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.

  • Sections (18.01 - 18.99) last updated: April 2025.

  • Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.

  • Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.

  • The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.

  • Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.

  • The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.

  • Includes chapters on applications, modification, priority and convention claims, illustrations and disclaimers.

  • The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.