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We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in China
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in North America
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
This provides information on the examination of applications which consists of multiple components.
The following certificates were issued on 27 March 2020 and 8 July 2020 by the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
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 Pakistan.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
How to take part in user research at the UK IPO – signing up, who we want to meet with, why we research and your data rights.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in LATAC
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