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A change in practice in the registrar鈥檚 service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.
Use these fact sheets to assist you with your patent application
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
Changes to patents, trade marks, and designs forms to ensure GDPR compliance and enable more efficient processing.
Guidance on administrative procedures for patent and design right proceedings and requests for Restorations and Post-Grant.
We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in鈥疊razil.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in鈥疭outh Korea.
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How SPC law is affected by new legislation which came into force on 1 January 2025, the actions SPC holders and applicants need to take, and the issues they need to be aware of.
皇冠体育appse guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
Publication date 28 May 2025.
This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.
SEPs are of growing importance to the UK economy. 皇冠体育app IPO is committed to ensuring the current SEPs framework functions effectively to encourage innovation and promote competition.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
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