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This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the UAE.
The Marrakesh Treaty is an international legal instrument which makes it easier for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people to access works protected by copyright.
A post implementation review (PIR) for EU Directive 2011/77/EU which increased the term for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years.
Directions to direct the form and manner in which patent, trade mark and designs forms and documents can be submitted by e-mail.
Changes to patents, trade marks, and designs forms to ensure GDPR compliance and enable more efficient processing.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
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 Indonesia.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Guidance on UK and EU copyright protection for right holders and users including business, cultural heritage institutions and consumers. It is not legal advice.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
This strategy sets out the government’s approach to tackling intellectual property crime and infringement for the next five years
A practical guide to managing intellectual property and confidentiality for UK public sector teams.
Publication date 17 September 2025.
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