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What to do where a TPM prevents you from benefiting from a copyright exception.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
An overview of our digital transformation.
Section (14.01 -14.39) last updated: March 2017.
Sections (3.01 - 3.38) last updated: October 2019.
Patentability.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the UAE.
Section (4A.01 - 4A.31) last updated January 2025.
Sections (6.01 - 6.03) last updated January 2024.
Sections (60.01 - 60.33) last updated: January 2024.
Section last updated: January 2026.
How to speed up the patent application process.
This document provides guidance on the Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
As a trade mark applicant you need to consider whether to proceed with your application following issues raised in the examination report.
Section (7.01 - 7.58 ) last updated: July 2020.
These directions prescribe the form and manner in which email messages should be delivered to the IPO to withdraw patent applications.
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