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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Register a trade mark

Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.

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Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7068

Publication date 6 November 2024.

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Guidance: Trading Standards IP Crime survey and Successes 2023 to 2024

Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK

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Set up as a sole trader: step by step

What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.

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Extension of public performance rights to foreign nationals

The government has published its response to the consultation on the extension of public performance rights to foreign nationals.

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Consultation outcome: Extension of public performance rights to foreign nationals

The government is seeking views on changes to how foreign nationals qualify for broadcasting and performance rights in UK copyright law

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Guidance: Trading Standards IP Crime survey and Successes 2023 to 2024

Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.

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Statutory guidance: Patents sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Statutory guidance: Changes to supplementary protection certificates on 1 January 2025

How SPC law will be affected by new legislation which comes into force on 1 January 2025, and what actions SPC holders and applicants will need to take.

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Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: September 2024

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

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Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7067

Publication date 30 October 2024.

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Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries

Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.

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Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders

A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property

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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Press release: One stop SEPs Resource Hub launched by UK IPO

UK Resource Hub for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) launched today by UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO).

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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

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Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

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Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0991/24

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Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 16 October 2024.

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Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders

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A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property

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Statutory guidance: The Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007

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The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.

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Guidance: IPO: Customer charter

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The IPO customer charter sets out our approach to supporting innovation and creativity through excellent customer service.

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Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant

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Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.

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Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7066

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Publication date 23 October 2024.

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Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0980/24

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Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 14 October 2024.

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Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders

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A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property

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Press release: IPO campaign highlights dangers of counterfeit vehicle parts ?

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The campaign focuses on the serious risks these goods pose, warning that ‘Fake Always Breaks’ .

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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

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Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Notice: Patents: hearing diary

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Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.

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Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries

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Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.

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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024

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Information about opinions requests we have received this year

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Promotional material: Business events

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Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.

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Press release: IPO campaign highlights dangers of counterfeit vehicle parts ?

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The campaign focuses on the serious risks these goods pose, warning that ‘Fake Always Breaks’ .

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Guidance: New signs notified under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention

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New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.

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Guidance: Counterfeit vehicle parts

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How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.

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Transparency data: IPO customer service standards

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The IPO customer service standards tell you the level of service you can expect and how we are performing against these targets.

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Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0614/24

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Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 28 June 2024.

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Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7065

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Publication date 16 October 2024.

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Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders

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A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property

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Press release: Kids Invent Stuff and Taskmaster Education competition

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The Intellectual Property Office partners with Kids Invent Stuff and Taskmaster Education to launch nationwide competition for young innovators.

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Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries

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Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.

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Guidance: Examining patent applications relating to chemical inventions

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These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions

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Statutory guidance: The Patents Act 1977

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The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.

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Guidance: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights on e commerce stores

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Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.

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