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Publication date 30 July 2025
Publication date 3 September 2025
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Guidance for British companies seeking remedies against IP infringements in China
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in October 2018.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in ASEAN.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Canada.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing Business in Chile.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in New Zealand.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Singapore.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the Philippines.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
A unitary patent will protect your invention in up to 25 EU countries and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court.
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.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in November 2017.
Publication date 3 July 2024.
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