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Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
List of design forms and fees.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
You may receive a misleading invoice that requests payment for a service related to a trade mark, design, or patent. Here's some information and guidance on what to do.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on UK imports and exports.
There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.
To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
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