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From Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
  • Design forms and fees

    List of design forms and fees.

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  • Ownership of copyright works

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

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  • Section 14: The application

    Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: January 2026.

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  • Unacceptable trade marks

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

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  • Section 17: Search

    Sections (17.01 - 17.123) last updated: October 2025.

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  • Section 18: Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent

    Sections (18.01 - 18.99) last updated: January 2026.

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  • Licensing bodies and collective management organisations

    Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.

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  • Trade Marks Act 1994

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

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  • Copyright Act

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

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  • Intellectual Property Office: service availability and issues

    Check the availability of, and any issues affecting, our services.

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  • The Classification guide

    Section last updated: July 2023.

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  • Trade Marks Rules

    The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.

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  • Part C: Formalities

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

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  • Licensing intellectual property

    Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.

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  • License, mortgage, transfer, merge and market your trade mark

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

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  • Registered Designs Examination Practice guide

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

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  • Filing evidence about an application or in tribunal proceedings

    Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.

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  • The Patents Act 1977

    The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.

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  • License, sell or market your copyright material

    Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.

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  • Intellectual Property Office: new fees from 1 April 2026

    Guidance for business: setting out how the new patents, trade marks and designs fees will apply

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