We are taking some of the enhanced features from the new pre-application service launched in October 2020, and bringing them into the formal trade mark application form (eTM3). These changes will be visible to all customers. The changes include: an enhanced classification picker to help customers select the most relevant... Continue reading
Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks, and designs: November 2020 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 106KB This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format,... Continue reading
Published 11 April 2016 Last updated 26 January 2021 + show all updates 26 January 2021 The IPO’s online guidance has been amended to replace references to EU Directives and Regulations with applicable UK legislation. Guidance portable document format (PDF) replaced with HTML page to improve accessibility. 11 April 2016 First... Continue reading
Published 25 September 2014 Last updated 24 January 2021 + show all updates 24 January 2021 Hearings diary updated. 5 January 2021 Patent hearings diary added. 8 December 2020 Patent hearing diary December 2020 added. 24 November 2020 Patent hearing diary added. 9 November 2020 Hearings diary updated. 4 November 2020... Continue reading
An address for service is an address that you use to correspond with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and also for the purposes of proceedings under IP legislation. It can be your address, or if you wish, you can provide the address of your attorney or representative. The IPO’s rules... Continue reading
Print this page Why we are offering this service at the end of the transition period, newly created comparable trade marks and re-registered designs featured the representative name and address recorded at the EUIPO. This means many of them have an EEA-based representative address owners and their representatives do not... Continue reading
Published 1 January 2021 Last updated 15 January 2021 + show all updates 15 January 2021 This service will be unavailable from midnight to 5pm on Saturday 16 January. 1 January 2021 First published. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/search-uk-trade-mark-classes Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted... Continue reading
Copyright notices are published by the Intellectual Property Office to help explain specific areas of copyright in the UK. This notice provides advice for anyone wishing to understand how long copyright protection lasts. It also provides useful information on how to obtain permission to use works, or when permission is... Continue reading
Published 25 February 2016 Last updated 11 January 2021 + show all updates 11 January 2021 The IPO’s online guidance has been amended to replace references to EU Directives and Regulations with applicable UK legislation. 25 February 2016 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-collective-rights-management-directive Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual... Continue reading
To ensure IPO services operate smoothly, maintenance to our IT systems is required. As a result of the latest work customers will experience disruption to the IPO’s new service to search and classify trade mark goods and services. While essential work takes place the service will be unavailable from 6... Continue reading
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