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Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
Information on designs hearings including costs and how to appeal against an outcome.
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
A change in practice in the registrar’s service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the UAE.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Qatar.
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
This guide is for businesses and sets out ways to successfully manage their intangible assets, or IP.
Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Directions to direct the form and manner in which patent, trade mark and designs forms and documents can be submitted by e-mail.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
Highlighting current and emerging counterfeiting and piracy threats in the UK and overseas, including Trading Standards successful IP cases
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