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Publication date 6 November 2024.
New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.
Publication date 13 November 2024.
Publication date 24 July 2024.
Patents, designs and trade marks forms changes resulting from The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020.
Publication date 21 May 2025.
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.
Publication date 2 July 2025.
Publication date 12 June 2024.
Publication date 9 April 2025.
The EPO will be completing some searches of biotechnology patent applications for us. This guidance provides details of how that will work in practice.
Publication date 10 April 2024.
Publication date 4 February 2026.
This provides information on applications forms, time periods for response and the process for deferring publication of a design.
Guidance on the impact of the new EU scheme for non-agricultural geographical indications (NAGIs) applying in Northern Ireland (NI).
Publication date 29 October 2025.
Changes to the fee-bearing trade marks forms to show the fees payable from 1 April 2026
Publication date 5 February 2025.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Oman.
Publication date 27 March 2024
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