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As of 01 July 2022 the International Bureau will no longer develop, distribute or support PCT-SAFE software.
A small proportion of registered designs have an error in their dates. We will soon start updating our register to show the correct dates.
The Intellectual Property Office is offering a series of free Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Ideas workshops for primary schools.
The IPO is committed to improving gender equality in IP, including among our customers and our staff.
The Intellectual Property Office has signed a new declaration of intention with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.
An update on our One IPO Transformation Programme as our work continues to gather pace.
Information relating to sanctions and operational matters.
The new strategy sets out how the government will address IP crime and infringement over the next five years.
We are carrying out a call for views as part of a review of the designs system to make sure it remains fit for the future.
Do you need legal support in relation to your intellectual property?
We are conducting a review of the designs system and would like to hear from designers.
Wigtown Primary Pupils enjoyed a cracking prize after pupil wins IPO and Aardman’s Wallace and Gromit Cracking Ideas competition.
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2022.
Shoppers seeking seasonal bargains on social media are being warned to beware of illicit counterfeit goods promoted and endorsed by social media influencers.
Availability of our Information Centre and our filing services over the festive season.
Samuel leads the IP attaché team at the British Embassy in Beijing, covering the China and Hong Kong markets
Responses will inform how the SEPs framework supports innovation, and whether change is needed.
UK statement during the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council on 29 November 2021.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The leaders of G7 intellectual property offices agree a joint statement following a discussion hosted by the United Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Office
Changes are being made to address an issue which affects a very small number of trade mark tribunal proceedings.
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