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This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
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.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Sections (2.01 - 2.41) last updated April 2025.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
Section last updated: August 2022.
The Formalities Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's formalities examination practice under the Patents Act 1977.
A form of IP that extends the protection of patented active ingredients present in pharmaceutical or plant protection products.
Sections (17.01 - 17.123) last updated: April 2025.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
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
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Section last updated: January 2019.
Section last updated: November 2020.
Sections (10.01 to 10.84) last updated: July 2020.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
There are 4 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaboration research projects together.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
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