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We’re piloting our new digital patents service for a small number of customers. This guidance explains how you can get involved.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
A unitary patent will protect your invention in up to 25 EU countries and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
This introduction to the SEPs Resource Hub sets out the Hub's structure and an overview of its contents.
This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
SEPs are of growing importance to the UK economy. The IPO is committed to ensuring the current SEPs framework functions effectively to encourage innovation and promote competition.
Information on changes to IPO practice involving divisional applications.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in ASEAN.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Bahrain.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing Business in Chile.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in New Zealand.
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