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Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.
Publication date 3 May 2023.
This toolkit helps UK and Chinese universities and industry manage Intellectual Property (IP) in UK-China collaborative research projects.
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The UK joining The Hague Agreement and the commencement of International design examination on the 13 June 2018.
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Sections (43.01 - 43.03) last updated: April 2007.
Publication date 23 August 2023
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Publication date 30 August 2023
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This report illustrates the scale of IP crime and how government, industry and enforcement agencies collaborate to combat IP crime in the UK.
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