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As a trade mark applicant you need to consider whether to proceed with your application following issues raised in the examination report.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
UK customers may not be able to access their online content services when they visit the EU.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
A post implementation review (PIR) for EU Directive 2011/77/EU which increased the term for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years.
Free teaching resources, advice and guidance to help students learn about Intellectual Property.
Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.
A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Copyright advice on printed music issues aimed at singers, instrumentalists, orchestras, choirs, bands and other users of printed music.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
Publication date 28 January 2026.
Performers in literary, dramatic or musical works have certain rights in how those works can then be used.
Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in India
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan
This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
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