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Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.
The Lambert Toolkit contains two examples of heads of terms, one for collaboration agreements and the other for consortium agreements.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Sections (6.01 - 6.66) last updated: July 2020.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work to develop a code of practice on copyright and AI.
This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
Section (89A.01 - 89A.26) last updated: January 2023.
Section (32.01 - 32.24) last updated: January 2023.
Infringement.
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Sections (117.01 - 117.31) last updated: October 2023.
Sections (25.01 - 25.15) last updated: April 2021.
Section (73.01 - 73.12) last updated: January 2025.
Protection in the EU for databases produced in the UK.
Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.
Section (13.01 - 13.144) last updated July 2020.
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