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Publication date 9 April 2025.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs) at the end of the transition period.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
Maximise innovation with the Lambert toolkit collaboration and consortium agreement guidance.
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam.
Privacy notices regarding personal data processed by the IPO for the administration of IP rights, or data processed under a contract or consent
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
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