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From Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
  • Meta counterfeit and piracy campaign

    Guidance on avoiding piracy and counterfeit goods online.

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  • Opinions manual

    Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions

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  • Patents: Code of Practice

    This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7124

    Publication date 3 December 2025.

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  • Patents sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

    An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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  • Orphan works process for returning right holders

    Process for anyone who is a right holder for an orphan work - including what you need to do to contact us.

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  • IP for business: advisers and support

    Find Intellectual Property business advisers in your region and get help choosing an adviser.

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  • Illicit streaming devices

    Understand why so called ‘Kodi’ and other illegal IPTV set-top boxes and sticks should be avoided.

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  • Letters alleging online copyright infringement

    What to do if you have received a letter alleging someone has used your internet connection to download copyright protected material.

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  • Submitting opinion observations by electronic means

    Directions to direct the form and manner in which observations on the request for an opinion may be delivered electronically.

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  • Regulator impact accountability: guidance

    Expectations for engagement by national non-economic regulators about the impact on business of changes in regulatory policy and practice.

    • From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
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  • Practice Amendment Notice 1/15

    Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services

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  • Practice Amendment Notice 1/23

    Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services

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  • Report on China-Southeast Asia Anti-Counterfeiting

    A summary report into anti-counterfeiting activity in China and Southeast Asia.

    • From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others
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  • Registered designs: displaying your rights

    From 1 October 2017 you will have the option of marking your product with a web address, instead of the registered design number.

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  • Practice Notice: PCT(UK) Fast Track

    This notice sets out a change to the requirements for using the Intellectual Property Office's PCT(UK) Fast Track service from 8 June 2012

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  • Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6307797

    Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

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  • Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6472785

    Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

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  • Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6230252

    Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

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  • Copyright notice: public exhibition of copyright works

    This notice is aimed at museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other institutions which may wish to exhibit works which are protected by copyright.

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