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Learn how to make the most of your intellectual property, including licensing, selling and expanding overseas.
Section last updated: November 2020.
How to write claims for your patent application
How to write a description for a patent application.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
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.
Sections (5.01 - 5.32) last updated: April 2025.
Information on changes to IPO practice on Search and Examination of UK patent applications.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
The Formalities Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's formalities examination practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Sections (10.01 to 10.84) last updated: July 2020.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
Guidance on searching for right holders in copyright works to obtain permission to reproduce the work.
This notice is aimed at small businesses and individuals who may wish to use digital or photographic images on the web.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
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Guidance on the changes to copyright law and how they might have an impact on you.
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