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Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to PD 51R Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) pilot.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to Practice Direction 51Z to stay possession proceedings.
This glossary of terms for the trade marks tribunal provides definitions for technical or legal terms used in its practices or procedures.
The Intellectual Property Office is introducing a number of changes to the fees for applying for patent protection and renewing granted patents.
Lists of English-speaking lawyers for British nationals in Estonia.
Information on legal and detention systems, in Slovenia, for British nationals abroad.
List of English speaking lawyers for British nationals in Turkey.
Background and additional information to support the directions for requests for electronic uncertified copies from patent files.
Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 on delivery of electronic uncertified copies of documents
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
Changes to the registered designs rules to coincide with the modernisation of primary legislation.
Use of colour representation in design applications.
Statutory Instruments are secondary legislation that has been passed by Parliament.
Filing requirements for design applications.
Dividing-out design applications
Apply to register part of a product.
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
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