Guidance and regulation

The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 7 January 2021

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.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 26 March 2015

Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 22 February 2016

How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 23 February 2016

Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.

• From: Company Names Tribunal and 1 others
• Updated: 7 May 2024

The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 22 April 2022

This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 1 September 2023

Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 31 March 2024

List of design forms and fees.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 31 July 2023

Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 16 May 2014

Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 17 July 2023

Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.

• From: Government Digital Service and 1 others
• Updated: 30 January 2020

Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 4 January 2022

Learn how to identify misleading invoices and what you should do if you receive one.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 18 April 2023

General guidance for all organisations (including charities, voluntary and not-for profit) on showing broadcasts to the public e.g. customers and employees.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 21 April 2023

Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 23 January 2024

We have a number of options for you to submit your documents at our Newport and London Offices.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 1 July 2022

There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 12 October 2018

Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 8 May 2014

The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 2 February 2021