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The manual of trade marks practice sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: January 2026.
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.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
List of design forms and fees.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Guidance for business: setting out how the new patents, trade marks and designs fees will apply
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Sections (18.01 - 18.99) last updated: January 2026.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
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 (17.01 - 17.123) last updated: October 2025.
We have a number of options for you to submit your documents.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.
This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Section last updated: January 2021.
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