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Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work to develop a code of practice on copyright and AI.
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
Invalidation is the legal procedure which allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from our register as if it had never been registered
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
This notice provides advice for anyone wishing to understand how long copyright protection lasts in new and existing works.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Guidance on the changes to copyright law and how they might have an impact on you.
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