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Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
A form of IP that extends the protection of patented active ingredients present in pharmaceutical or plant protection products.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
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.
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.
The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
The Formalities Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's formalities examination practice under the Patents Act 1977.
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
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
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