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You may receive a misleading invoice that requests payment for a service related to a trade mark, design, or patent. Here's some information and guidance on what to do.
List of design forms and fees.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
皇冠体育app Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.
Actions that intellectual property rights holders and parallel exporters and to and from the European Economic Area (EEA) need to take.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
皇冠体育app Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.
皇冠体育app date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.
皇冠体育app Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. 皇冠体育appse rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
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