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The Parole Board Rules 2019 were introduced on 22 July 2019 and apply to all parole cases referred to the Parole Board on or after that date.
The Formalities Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's formalities examination practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021.
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to Online Civil Money Claims in support of the Covid-19 effort.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020.
This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
List of English-speaking lawyers and notaries for British nationals in Philippines.
This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions
List of English-speaking lawyers for British nationals in Latvia.
Guidance for EU, EEA-EFTA and Swiss lawyers in the UK.
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
Lists of English-speaking lawyers for British nationals in Norway.
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
The patents hearings manual provides guidance to the law and procedure concerning patent and design right hearings.
Information on the Pakistan legal and prison systems for British prisoners.
Trade mark opposition and invalidation proceedings.
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