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The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Section last updated: August 2022.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
A form of IP that extends the protection of patented active ingredients present in pharmaceutical or plant protection products.
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Sections (5.01 - 5.32) last updated: April 2025.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.
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.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
Section last updated: January 2019.
Sections (20.01 - 20.10) last updated April 2024.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
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