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Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Information on paying by card, bank transfer, deposit account or cheque.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
Section last updated: January 2019.
How to produce drawings for your patent application.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
There are 4 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaboration research projects together.
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 copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
Sections (60.01 - 60.33) last updated: January 2024.
A resource collection to help research institutions and businesses to identify, protect, manage and use their intellectual property and wider knowledge assets.
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
Sections (1.01 - 1.58) last updated: October 2025.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
Sections (17.01 - 17.123) last updated: April 2026.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
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