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Sections (72.01 - 72.45) last updated: October 2023.
Protection of your copyright work abroad will usually be automatic in the same way UK protection works.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
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A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
Section (2.01 - 2.70) last updated: January 2021.
Section (4A.01 - 4A.31) last updated January 2025.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This strategy sets out the government’s approach to tackling intellectual property crime and infringement for the next five years
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