• Guidance: Intellectual Property for business

    The IPO’s IP for business tools and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/intellectual-property-for-business Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 6793

    Publication date 31 July 2019. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-6793 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Guidance: Searching for similar trade mark goods/services in other classes

    When we search for earlier trade marks we only look in classes containing the same or similar goods or services to your application. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/searching-for-similar-trade-mark-goodsservices-in-other-classes Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 6792

    Publication date 24 July 2019. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-6792 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Guidance: Exhaustion of intellectual property rights

    If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, find out how this would affect the exhaustion of intellectual property rights. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exhaustion-of-intellectual-property-rights Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Guidance: Changes to copyright law in the event of no Brexit deal

    This guidance sets out the changes we are making to UK copyright law if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-copyright-law-in-the-event-of-no-deal Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Press release: IPO annual report 2018 to 2019 reveals a record-breaking year

    The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued its annual report for 2018-2019 highlighting record levels of applications and engagement with more than 90 thousand businesses. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ipo-annual-report-2018-to-2019-reveals-a-record-breaking-year Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Corporate report: IPO annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019

    Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ipo-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Guidance: Working with the EPO to improve UK patent search timeliness

    Published 1 February 2019 Last updated 16 July 2019 + show all updates 16 July 2019 Guidance added on the agreement with the EPO on computing and telecommunications patent applications. 1 February 2019 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-the-epo-to-improve-uk-patent-search-timeliness Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as... Continue reading

     
  • Decision: Designs hearing decision O/378/19

    Litigants James Pollock V Keith Banks Hearing officer Steve Probert Note Every effort is made to ensure design hearing decisions have been accurately recorded, but some errors may have been introduced during conversion for the web. Copies of any documents annexed to a decision are available from: Tribunal Section Intellectual... Continue reading