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If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.
There are different model agreements for management of Intellectual Property (IP) in collaborative research in the UK and overseas.
To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Sections (6.01 - 6.66) last updated: July 2020.
Sections (15.01 - 15.58) last updated: April 2024.
Guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions.
Infringement.
Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.
Sections (16.01 - 16.37) Last updated: October 2023.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work to develop a code of practice on copyright and AI.
This notice is aimed at small business and individuals who may wish to assign their own copyright or have been asked to assign copyright.
Rectification is the legal procedure which allows anyone to apply to correct an error or omission to the recorded details of a registered trade mark.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Sections (60.01 - 60.33) last updated: January 2024.
You can help define the scope of protection given to your registered design by including a disclaimer or limitation alongside your illustration.
Thinking of doing business in Southeast Asia, China, Latin America, North America, Middle East, North Africa and India? Help and advice is available through our IP liaison officers (attachés).
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
The Lambert Toolkit contains two examples of heads of terms, one for collaboration agreements and the other for consortium agreements.
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