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Interactive guide for universities and companies to determine which agreements to use for collaborative research projects.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
Employees’ inventions.
How to speed up the patent application process.
How to write an abstract for a patent application.
There are different model agreements for management of Intellectual Property (IP) in collaborative research in the UK and overseas.
Sections (16.01 - 16.37) Last updated: October 2025.
Protection in the EU for databases produced in the UK.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
You should get legal advice before applying for intellectual property. Your chances of obtaining intellectual property are much greater if you use an attorney.
Sections (19.01 - 19.26) last updated: October 2024.
General guidance for all organisations (including charities, voluntary and not-for profit) on showing broadcasts to the public e.g. customers and employees.
Sections (22.01 - 22.29) last updated: July 2026.
The Lambert Toolkit contains two examples of heads of terms, one for collaboration agreements and the other for consortium agreements.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Rectification is the legal procedure which allows anyone to apply to correct an error or omission to the recorded details of a registered trade mark.
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