Collection

Intellectual property: Law and practice

A collection of intellectual property legislation, manuals, guidance and notices for IP professionals.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 21 September 2023

Trade marks

• Trade Marks Act 1994
  • 4 September 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Trade mark forms and fees
  • 7 April 2025
  • Guidance
• Trade Marks Rules
  • 30 August 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Manual of trade marks practice
  • 14 January 2019
  • Guidance
• Intellectual property offences
  • 1 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Search trade mark decisions
• Tribunal practice notices
  • 17 July 2024
  • Collection
• Practice Amendment Notices (PAN)
  • 3 April 2023
  • Collection
• Trade mark convergence programme: common practice notices
  • 22 January 2018
  • Collection
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 31 January 2022
  • Notice

Patents

• The Patents Act 1977
  • 10 October 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Patent forms and fees
  • 22 January 2025
  • Guidance
• The Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007
  • 24 October 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Patents sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
  • 31 October 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Patent directions
  • 26 April 2023
  • Collection
• Patents practice notices
  • 25 July 2024
  • Collection
• Intellectual property offences
  • 1 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Patents: Manual of Patent Practice
  • 1 July 2025
  • Guidance
• Patents RAPS Manual
  • 26 September 2017
  • Guidance
• Patents Formalities manual
  • 22 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Opinions manual
  • 26 February 2015
  • Guidance
• Hearings Manual
  • 12 October 2022
  • Guidance
• Tribunal Patents Manual
  • 6 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications for biotechnological inventions
  • 30 August 2022
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications for medical inventions
  • 27 October 2023
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications relating to chemical inventions
  • 11 October 2024
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) inventions
  • 30 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Patents: Code of Practice
  • 1 July 2022
  • Guidance
• Search patent decisions
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 31 January 2022
  • Notice
• Tribunal practice notices
  • 17 July 2024
  • Collection

Designs

• Registered Designs Act and Rules
  • 18 September 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Design forms and fees
  • 7 April 2025
  • Guidance
• Registered Designs Examination Practice
  • 16 March 2017
  • Guidance
• Designs Statutory Instruments
  • 19 January 2011
  • Statutory guidance
• Designs directions
  • 7 April 2025
  • Collection
• Designs practice notices
  • 1 August 2024
  • Collection
• Design convergence programme: common practice notices
  • 15 April 2016
  • Collection
• Intellectual property offences
  • 1 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Designs decisions
  • 26 June 2025
  • Collection
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 31 January 2022
  • Notice
• Design right sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
  • 2 February 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Tribunal practice notices
  • 17 July 2024
  • Collection

Copyright

• Copyright Act
  • 1 February 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Copyright: orphan works
  • 9 July 2024
  • Guidance
• Orphan works guidance
  • 2 August 2016
  • Collection
• Intellectual property offences
  • 1 October 2017
  • Guidance
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 31 January 2022
  • Notice

Published 21 September 2023