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Publication date 23 July 2025
Details of what is considered as military technology or prejudicial to national security or public safety when applying for a patent.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Protection in the EU for databases produced in the UK.
You may be required to complete a witness statement to support your request to correct an error in a trade mark application.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
This notice is aimed at small business and individuals who may wish to assign their own copyright or have been asked to assign copyright.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs) at the end of the transition period.
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.
A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
Information on designs hearings including costs and how to appeal against an outcome.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Publication date 30 July 2025
A change in practice in the registrar’s service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.
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