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A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
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.
How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.
Changes to patents, designs and trade marks forms resulting from the addition of a payment page on 1 October 2020.
The patents hearings manual provides guidance to the law and procedure concerning patent and design right hearings.
We’re piloting our new digital patents service for a small number of customers. This guidance explains how you can get involved.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in ASEAN.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Thailand.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Malaysia.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Kuwait.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
From 1 July 2022, WIPO Standard ST.26 specifies new requirements for biological sequence listings included in patent applications.
Check what you need to do to protect your intellectual property.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in November 2017.
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