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If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) following the Supreme Court’s judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
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.
Apply for permission to use Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) logos if you're a driving or motorcycle instructor or provide other driver training.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
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
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
Give HMRC notice to stop parallel imports arriving in the UK that have been marketed or overproduced without consent of the rights holder.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
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