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The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Sections (3.01 - 3.101) last updated: January 2025.
This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Includes chapters on applications, modification, priority and convention claims, illustrations and disclaimers.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Guidance for business: setting out how the new patents, trade marks and designs fees will apply
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
Sections (2.01 - 2.41) last updated October 2025.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Changes to the patents forms to align with the One IPO digital service.
How to write a description for a patent application.
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