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Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Sections (60.01 - 60.33) last updated: January 2024.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
Sections (5.01 - 5.32) last updated: January 2024.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Section last updated: July 2023.
Sections (13.01 - 13.19) last updated: April 2024.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Section last updated: January 2021.
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
Sections (2.01 - 2.41) last updated January 2024.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
Section last updated: January 2019.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Sections (117.01 - 117.31) last updated: October 2023.
Sections (28.01 - 28.18) last updated April 2021.
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