Guidance and regulation

This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 1 September 2023

The Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 ensures the continued operation of the UK’s exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime at the end of 2023 without making substantive changes to this policy area.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 1 December 2023

Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Updated: 13 March 2024

The Design Right, Artist’s Resale Right and Copyright (Amendment) Regulations 2023 amend provisions in 4 separate pieces of Intellectual Property (IP) legislation.…

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 1 December 2023

Actions that parallel exporters to the EEA and intellectual property rights holders need to take.…

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 21 June 2021

Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs) at the end of the transition period.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 17 December 2020

Protection in the EU for databases produced in the UK.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 30 January 2020

Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 30 January 2020

Guidance on UK and EU copyright protection for right holders and users including business, cultural heritage institutions and consumers. It is not legal advice.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 30 January 2020

A list of key business transition actions and the relevant helpline.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 5 February 2021

Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 4 October 2021

Guidance on options for making orphan works available online for cultural heritage institutions.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 30 January 2020

How to trade with other countries if there is no UK trade agreement.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 31 December 2020

How you import from and export to Singapore.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 1 January 2022

Information on retaining protection in the UK for EU Intellectual Property rights

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 4 January 2021

Find out what you need to do if you hold a .eu domain or want to register one.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 16 March 2021

Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 15 February 2022

This instrument amends the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), and associated regulations, to correct deficiencies in, and failures of, retained EU law to operate effectively as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.…

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 23 November 2018

…The instrument will ensure that UK legislation is in place after exit day (29 March 2019) enabling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to continue to be able to enforce intellectual property rights at the UK border in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 1 March 2019

…The instrument will ensure that UK legislation is in place after exit day (29 March 2019) enabling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to continue to be able to enforce intellectual property rights at the UK border in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 8 March 2019