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The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
The Formalities Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's formalities examination practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Section last updated: July 2023.
Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Detailed information about the new service.
Invalidation is the legal procedure which allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from our register as if it had never been registered
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
An overview of the new patents service.
Sections (10.01 to 10.84) last updated: July 2020.
Section last updated: January 2019.
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