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Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
Information on designs hearings including costs and how to appeal against an outcome.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
The following certificates were issued on 27 March 2020 and 8 July 2020 by the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.
A change in practice in the registrar’s service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in ASEAN.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Qatar.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Saudi Arabia.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
Directions to direct the form and manner in which patent, trade mark and designs forms and documents can be submitted by e-mail.
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