tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office HM Government 2025-05-19T14:24:08Z /guidance/intellectual-property-office-service-availability-and-issues#2025-05-19T14:24:08Z 2025-05-19T14:24:08Z

Check the availability and any issues affecting our services.

/government/publications/ipo-customer-service-standards#2025-05-19T10:40:22Z 2025-05-19T10:40:22Z

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp IPO customer service standards tell you the level of service you can expect and how we are performing against these targets.

/guidance/uk-seps-case-law#2025-05-19T09:47:47Z 2025-05-19T09:47:47Z

This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.

/government/news/certainty-for-businesses-and-choice-for-consumers-as-uk-maintains-ip-rights-regime#2025-05-15T09:28:12Z 2025-05-15T09:28:12Z

Government confirms UK+ exhaustion of rights regime.

/guidance/exhaustion-of-ip-rights-and-parallel-trade#2025-05-15T09:00:00Z 2025-05-15T09:00:00Z

Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.

/government/consultations/uks-future-exhaustion-of-intellectual-property-rights-regime#2025-05-15T09:00:00Z 2025-05-15T09:00:00Z

We are seeking views on the UK’s future regime for the exhaustion of intellectual property rights which will underpin the UK’s system of parallel trade.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7095#2025-05-14T03:30:03Z 2025-05-14T03:30:03Z

Publication date 14 May 2025.

/government/publications/recognising-and-reporting-scam-e-mails#2025-05-12T23:00:00Z 2025-05-12T23:00:00Z

Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail

/government/news/government-publishes-second-transformation-consultation-response#2025-05-12T14:28:02Z 2025-05-12T14:28:02Z

Changes will bring greater consistency and simplicity for trade mark and design customers.

/government/publications/trade-mark-disputes-unpaid-costs-orders#2025-05-12T14:26:24Z 2025-05-12T14:26:24Z

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

/government/publications/trade-marks-and-designs-hearing-diaries#2025-05-12T14:19:43Z 2025-05-12T14:19:43Z

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

/guidance/requests-for-opinions-2025#2025-05-09T10:46:19Z 2025-05-09T10:46:19Z

Information about opinions requests we have received this year.

/guidance/objecting-to-other-peoples-trade-marks-and-the-legal-costs#2025-05-09T10:04:15Z 2025-05-09T10:04:15Z

How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.

/government/publications/patents-hearing-diary#2025-05-07T14:29:54Z 2025-05-07T14:29:54Z

Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.

/government/publications/design-hearing-decision-o038825#2025-05-07T14:25:06Z 2025-05-07T14:25:06Z

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 29 April 2025.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7094#2025-05-07T03:30:02Z 2025-05-07T03:30:02Z

Publication date 7 May 2025.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7093#2025-04-30T03:30:02Z 2025-04-30T03:30:02Z

Publication date 30 April 2025.

/government/publications/ip-crime-and-enforcement-for-businesses#2025-04-28T14:31:56Z 2025-04-28T14:31:56Z

Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement occurs and impacts on businesses.

/government/publications/business-events#2025-04-25T12:26:12Z 2025-04-25T12:26:12Z

Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.

/government/publications/intellectual-property-training-course-ip-master-class#2025-04-25T12:24:11Z 2025-04-25T12:24:11Z

Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.