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Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Use this form to request a correction or change to a name or address for a patent at the Intellectual Property Office.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
Learn how to identify misleading invoices and what you should do if you receive one.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
List of design forms and fees.
Keep your details up to date in the patent register, tell the Intellectual Property Office about a change of owner or make a change to your patent
Includes chapters on applications, modification, priority and convention claims, illustrations and disclaimers.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: April 2024.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
Use this form if you are limiting or removing the goods and services from your trade mark application
There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
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