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Sections (10.01 to 10.84) last updated: July 2020.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
Sections (60.01 - 60.33) last updated: January 2024.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
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 (15.01 - 15.58) last updated: October 2025.
Sections (20.01 - 20.10) last updated April 2024.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail
Sections (5.01 - 5.32) last updated: April 2025.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
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.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
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