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A coexistence agreement is a legal agreement whereby two parties agree to trade in the same or similar market using an identical or similar trade mark.
This notice is aimed at individuals and small businesses who may wish to use or create knitting, sewing and related patterns.
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.
This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
The Marrakesh Treaty is an international legal instrument which makes it easier for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people to access works protected by copyright.
A post implementation review (PIR) for EU Directive 2011/77/EU which increased the term for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years.
The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016 set standards for bodies involved in the collective licensing of copyright works in the United Kingdom.
Use these fact sheets to assist you with your patent application
Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
The following certificates were issued on 27 March 2020 and 8 July 2020 by the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
To make the correction we are using the process set out in Section 21 of the Registered Designs Act 1949.
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
This guide is for businesses and sets out ways to successfully manage their intangible assets, or IP.
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