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Sections (10.01 to 10.84) last updated: July 2020.
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
Section last updated: January 2021.
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.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Section last updated: November 2020.
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.
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.
Sections (15.01 - 15.58) last updated: January 2026.
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 (1.01 - 1.58) last updated: October 2025.
There are 4 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaboration research projects together.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Guidance for Satellite broadcasters transmitting copyright works into the UK and from the UK to EEA states.
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