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Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
This guidance outlines the important changes to the Trade Mark Act and how they will affect rights holders.
A practical guide to managing intellectual property and confidentiality for UK public sector teams.
Two expert working groups have been established to develop, support and champion practical measures to facilitate delivery of the core data set outlined in the metadata agreement.
Give HMRC notice to stop parallel imports arriving in the UK that have been marketed or overproduced without consent of the rights holder.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub provides an explanation of SEP specific words and terms used throughout the guidance.
Details of what is considered as military technology or prejudicial to national security or public safety when applying for a patent.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
This strategy sets out the government’s approach to tackling intellectual property crime and infringement for the next five years
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.
If you made a UK application for action after 1 December 2020, you can extend it to protect your intellectual property rights at least 30 working days before it expires.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
UK customers may not be able to access their online content services when they visit the EU.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in Southeast Asia
Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.
Guidance on administrative procedures for patent and design right proceedings and requests for Restorations and Post-Grant.
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