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Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
General guidance for all organisations (including charities, voluntary and not-for profit) on showing broadcasts to the public e.g. customers and employees.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.
You can help define the scope of protection given to your registered design by including a disclaimer or limitation alongside your illustration.
This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.
MOD copyright information, how to obtain licensing permission, use of MOD names, logos and insignia on items offered for sale (merchandise).
Guidance on the changes to copyright law and how they might have an impact on you.
This notice provides advice for anyone wishing to understand how long copyright protection lasts in new and existing works.
Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
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