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The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
Check the availability of, and any issues affecting, our services.
Invalidation is the legal procedure which allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from our register as if it had never been registered
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Apply for permission to use Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) logos if you're a driving or motorcycle instructor or provide other driver training.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
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