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Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
Apply for permission to use Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) logos if you're a driving or motorcycle instructor or provide other driver training.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
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.
At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Invalidation is the legal procedure which allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from our register as if it had never been registered
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on UK imports and exports.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
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