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To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
Section (4.01 - 4.94) last updated: October 2019.
Sections (28.01 - 28.18) last updated April 2021.
Sections (40.01 - 40.20) last updated: July 2021.
Sections (76.01 - 76.28) last updated: April 2024.
Protection of your copyright work abroad will usually be automatic in the same way UK protection works.
Summary of the government's ongoing work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming.
An overview of the new patents service.
You can help define the scope of protection given to your registered design by including a disclaimer or limitation alongside your illustration.
This glossary of terms for the trade marks tribunal provides definitions for technical or legal terms used in its practices or procedures.
Section (4A.01 - 4A.31) last updated January 2025.
Employees’ inventions.
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.
Interactive guide for universities and companies to determine which agreements to use for collaborative research projects.
Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
Section (0.01 - 1.12) last updated: October 2022.
Sections (125.01 - 125.27) last updated: April 2023.
Guidance developed in conjunction with The British Toy and Hobby Association on avoiding buying counterfeit toys.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
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