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Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
This provides information on applications forms, time periods for response and the process for deferring publication of a design.
Statutory Instruments are secondary legislation that has been passed by Parliament.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.
Our statement of public task and how we apply copyright and Crown copyright.
This notice is aimed at museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other institutions which may wish to exhibit works which are protected by copyright.
Details of all notice of applications/references currently before the Copyright Tribunal.
Changes to the fee-bearing trade marks forms to show the fees payable from 1 April 2026
Changes to the patents forms to align with the One IPO digital service.
Details of what is considered as military technology or prejudicial to national security or public safety when applying for a patent.
This toolkit helps UK and Korean universities and industry manage Intellectual Property (IP) in collaborative research projects.
This manual provides guidance on the administrative procedure for Patent and Design right proceedings and requests for Opinions.
This glossary of terms for the trade marks tribunal provides definitions for technical or legal terms used in its practices or procedures.
The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016 set standards for bodies involved in the collective licensing of copyright works in the United Kingdom.
New procedure relating to convention country priority claims in design applications.
Directions to direct the form and manner in with patent, trade mark and designs renewal applications can be submitted electronically.
Changes to patents, trade marks, and designs forms to ensure GDPR compliance and enable more efficient processing.
Changes to trade marks, and designs forms to improve clarity and facilitate processing.
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