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This treaty was presented to Parliament in June 2013.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in January 2014.
Publication date 27 August 2025.
This toolkit helps UK and Korean universities and industry manage Intellectual Property (IP) in collaborative research projects.
Information about applications received for the review of a patent opinion.
Background and additional information to support the directions for requests for electronic uncertified copies from patent files.
Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 on delivery of electronic uncertified copies of documents
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
New procedure relating to convention country priority claims in design applications.
Facilitating the restoration of lapsed registrations.
The patents hearings manual provides guidance to the law and procedure concerning patent and design right hearings.
Process for anyone who is a right holder for an orphan work - including what you need to do to contact us.
Process for both applicants and right holders who wish to appeal against decisions we have made in relation to orphan works.
Our statement of public task and how we apply copyright and Crown copyright.
Publication date 17 July 2024.
Publication date 6 November 2024.
Publication date 13 November 2024.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
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