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Protection of your copyright work abroad will usually be automatic in the same way UK protection works.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
Sections (3.01 - 3.38) last updated: October 2019.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in the European Union (EU)
Sections (7.01 - 7.13) last updated: April 2024.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
This document provides guidance on the Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
The Lambert Toolkit contains two examples of heads of terms, one for collaboration agreements and the other for consortium agreements.
Includes introduction and purpose of this guide.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub provides an explanation of SEP specific words and terms used throughout the guidance.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Sections (117B.01 - 117B.05) last updated: January 2021.
Sections (23.01 - 23.08) last updated: April 2023.
Section (32.01 - 32.24) last updated: October 2025.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work to develop a code of practice on copyright and AI.
Employees’ inventions.
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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