Intellectual property

Law and practice: detailed information

• From: Intellectual Property Office, Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Ministry of Justice, Civil Procedure Rule Committee
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Trade marks

• Trade Marks Act 1994
• Trade mark forms and fees
• Trade Marks Rules
• Manual of trade marks practice
• Intellectual property offences
• Search trade mark decisions
• Tribunal practice notices
• Practice Amendment Notices (PAN)
• Trade mark convergence programme: common practice notices
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union

Patents

• The Patents Act 1977
• Patent forms and fees
• The Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007
• Patents sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
• Patent directions
• Patents practice notices
• Patents Journal special notices 2018
• Intellectual property offences
• Patents: Manual of Patent Practice
• Patents RAPS Manual
• Patents Formalities manual
• Opinions manual
• Hearings Manual
• Tribunal Patents Manual
• Examining patent applications for biotechnological inventions
• Examining patent applications for medical inventions
• Examining patent applications relating to chemical inventions
• Retention and disposal policy for patent and trade mark related records
• Patents: Code of Practice
• Search patent decisions
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
• Tribunal practice notices

Designs

• Registered Designs Act and Rules
• Design forms and fees
• Registered Designs Examination Practice
• Designs Statutory Instruments
• Designs directions
• Designs practice notices
• Design convergence programme: common practice notices
• Intellectual property offences
• Designs decisions
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
• Design right sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
• Tribunal practice notices

Copyright

• Copyright Act
• Copyright: orphan works
• Orphan works guidance
• Intellectual property offences
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union