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Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.
This introduction to the SEPs Resource Hub sets out the Hub's structure and an overview of its contents.
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 the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
A coexistence agreement is a legal agreement whereby two parties agree to trade in the same or similar market using an identical or similar trade mark.
This notice is aimed at individuals and small businesses who may wish to use or create knitting, sewing and related patterns.
The patents hearings manual provides guidance to the law and procedure concerning patent and design right hearings.
Process for anyone who is a right holder for an orphan work - including what you need to do to contact us.
Publication date 10 September 2025.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
EEA collective management organisations may no longer automatically represent UK right holders and collective management organisations.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Kuwait.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Thailand.
Customers must no longer access programmes via EU satellite broadcasting services to avoid a charge for a UK service.
Latest information on Retained European Union Law (REUL) and intellectual property.
This provides information on the examination of applications which consists of multiple components.
Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.
The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016 set standards for bodies involved in the collective licensing of copyright works in the United Kingdom.
Understand why so called ‘Kodi’ and other illegal IPTV set-top boxes and sticks should be avoided.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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