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Directions under section 80(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994.
Changes to patents, designs and trade marks forms resulting from the addition of a payment page on 1 October 2020.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
Directions to direct the form and manner in with patent, trade mark and designs renewal applications can be submitted electronically.
Latest information on Retained European Union Law (REUL) and intellectual property.
New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.
Guidance for commercial and non-commercial users on the orphan works licensing scheme.
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This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.
Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.
We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
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This introduction to the SEPs Resource Hub sets out the Hub's structure and an overview of its contents.
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