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An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
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.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Saudi Arabia.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attachés based in Geneva, Switzerland
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Malaysia.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Oman.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
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 South Korea.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Thailand.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the Philippines.
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