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Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
List of design forms and fees.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP at the one day training course.
This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Includes chapters on applications, modification, priority and convention claims, illustrations and disclaimers.
Section last updated: January 2021.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
Sections (3.01 - 3.101) 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.
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