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You may receive a misleading invoice that requests payment for a service related to a trade mark, design, or patent. Here's some information and guidance on what to do.
The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
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.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.
The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
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.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.
The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
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