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Section last updated: November 2020.
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The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
Sections (16.01 - 16.37) Last updated: October 2023.
Section (73.01 - 73.12) last updated: January 2025.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Protection in the EU for databases produced in the UK.
Section last updated: October 2024.
Sections (72.01 - 72.45) last updated: October 2023.
Section (89A.01 - 89A.26) last updated: January 2023.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work to develop a code of practice on copyright and AI.
Summary of the government's ongoing work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
The Lambert Toolkit contains two examples of heads of terms, one for collaboration agreements and the other for consortium agreements.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
Sections (76.01 - 76.28) last updated: April 2024.
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