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The Lambert Toolkit contains two examples of heads of terms, one for collaboration agreements and the other for consortium agreements.
Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs) at the end of the transition period.
Section last updated: October 2024.
Sections (20.01 - 20.10) last updated April 2024.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Guidance on the changes to copyright law and how they might have an impact on you.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
Sections (3.01 - 3.38) last updated: October 2019.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming, including an indicative timeline for upcoming milestone…
Guidance on searching for right holders in copyright works to obtain permission to reproduce the work.
This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
Interactive guide for universities and companies to determine which agreements to use for collaborative research projects.
Sections (39.01 - 39.13) last updated: April 2021.
Section last updated: April 2025.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
Publication date 18 June 2025.
These directions prescribe the form and manner in which email messages should be delivered to the IPO to withdraw patent applications.
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