Guidance: Protecting your UK intellectual property abroad

Protecting your design and trade mark abroad updated.

Protecting your patent abroad: section Patent Cooperation Treaty section updated, to include Gibraltar and Guernsey from the 1st January 2021.

Protecting your trade mark abroad – 2. International trade mark protection.

Protecting your design abroad 3.2 How to apply for an International Design updated.

From 1st January 2021 Protection of Copyright abroad is governed by international law. The IPO’s online guidance has been amended to remove references to EU Directives and Regulations.

Edited Protecting your trade mark abroad guidance, Section 3.4 – Professional Representation before the EUIPO and Protecting your design abroad guidance, Section 2.4 – Professional Representation before the EUIPO.

The London office address has moved.

International design protection updated.

International trade mark applications can now be emailed to the UKIPO.

Video added to detail section ‘IP BASICS: Should I protect my Intellectual Property overseas?’.

New text added at: 2.3 Filing your community trade mark application through us and at 3.2 How to apply for an international trade mark.

Protecting your patent aborad: £5:fees for preparation of earlier search documents

Link to MM2 application form added to trade marks publication.

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