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There are 7 model research collaboration agreements for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects together.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP at the one day training course.
Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 to direct the form and manner in with patent applications can be submitted electronically.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
Sections (1.01 - 1.58) last updated: October 2025.
Sections (10.01 to 10.84) last updated: July 2020.
To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Sections (5.01 - 5.32) last updated: April 2025.
The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
The Formalities Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's formalities examination practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
Section last updated: January 2019.
How to produce drawings for your patent application.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
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