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Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
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
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Protection in the EU for databases produced in the UK.
General guidance for all organisations (including charities, voluntary and not-for profit) on showing broadcasts to the public e.g. customers and employees.
If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This notice is aimed at small businesses and individuals who may wish to use digital or photographic images on the web.
This notice provides advice for anyone wishing to understand how long copyright protection lasts in new and existing works.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
Guidance on the changes to copyright law and how they might have an impact on you.
MOD copyright information, how to obtain licensing permission, use of MOD names, logos and insignia on items offered for sale (merchandise).
Guidance for Satellite broadcasters transmitting copyright works into the UK and from the UK to EEA states.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
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