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The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.
The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
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