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Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) following the Supreme Court’s judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others.
The fast track opposition process is intended to benefit business by improving access to opposition proceedings.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
If you made a UK application for action after 1 December 2020, you can extend it to protect your intellectual property rights at least 30 working days before it expires.
This notice is aimed at small businesses and individuals who may wish to use digital or photographic images on the web.
Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.
Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs) at the end of the transition period.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
This notice is aimed at small business and individuals who may wish to assign their own copyright or have been asked to assign copyright.
An overview of the new patents service.
Guidance for Satellite broadcasters transmitting copyright works into the UK and from the UK to EEA states.
Guidance on the changes to copyright law and how they might have an impact on you.
General guidance for all organisations (including charities, voluntary and not-for profit) on showing broadcasts to the public e.g. customers and employees.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
Publication date 24 September 2025.
Rectification is the legal procedure which allows anyone to apply to correct an error or omission to the recorded details of a registered trade mark.
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