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  • Compliance periods on divisional applications

    Information on changes to IPO practice involving divisional applications.

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  • Changes to unregistered designs

    Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.

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  • IPO attaché in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan

    The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan

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  • IPO attaché in Southeast Asia

    The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in Southeast Asia

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  • Protecting Intellectual Property Rights on e-commerce stores

    Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.

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  • UK industry agreement on music streaming metadata

    The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata

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  • Hearings Manual

    The patents hearings manual provides guidance to the law and procedure concerning patent and design right hearings.

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  • Patent Prosecution Highway

    Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).

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  • IP Basics

    This guide is for businesses and sets out ways to successfully manage their intangible assets, or IP.

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  • Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6529167

    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.

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  • IP in India

    This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.

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  • IP in Saudi Arabia

    Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Saudi Arabia.

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  • Dispute resolution and remedies in SEP licensing

    This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.

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  • National security checks on patent applications

    All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.

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  • Section 21: Correction to the designs register

    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.

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  • Practice Amendment Notice 1/25

    Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) following the Supreme Court’s judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others.

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  • Intellectual Property Office: privacy notices

    Privacy notices regarding personal data processed by the IPO for the administration of IP rights, or data processed under a contract or consent

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  • Examining patent applications for medical inventions

    These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.

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  • IPO attaché in India

    The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in India

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  • IPO attaché in North America

    The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in North America

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