• Policy paper: Call for views on draft legislation: Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) waiver

    There were six responses to the call for views, received from representative organisations of: rightsholders pharmaceutical innovators legal representatives, and the generic pharmaceutical industry This government response provides a summary of these responses. It sets out the response to the points raised and changes made to the proposed approach following... Continue reading

     
  • Corporate report: Intellectual Property Office Corporate Plan 2020 to 2021

    Innovation will help the UK to seize the opportunities and confront the challenges of the modern age. The UK’s intellectual property regime is central to innovation. It gives inventors, creatives, and entrepreneurs, the confidence to invest in innovation and reap the benefits of their investments. The UK already has one... Continue reading

     
  • Detailed guide: Copyright notices

    A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/copyright-notices 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: 6842

    Publication date 8 July 2020. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-6842 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Transparency data: Register of Board Members’ Interests

    Details of company directorship and other significant interests held by our Executive and Non-Executive Directors. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-board-members-interests Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Guidance: Intellectual property rights in China

    Guidance on how to protect and enforce your intellectual property rights when trading in China. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/intellectual-property-rights-in-china Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • News story: 1 July 2020: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

    The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changes on 1 July 2020. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/1-july-2020-update-to-the-patent-cooperation-treaty-pct-fees Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • News story: IPO interrupted days

    The Intellectual Property Office is declaring 24 March 2020 and subsequent days until further notice to be interrupted days. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ipo-interrupted-days Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Official Statistics: Facts and figures: patent, trade mark, design and hearing data 2019

    These statistics include annual data for designs, patents, trade marks and hearings for 2019, based on administrative data. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/facts-and-figures-patent-trade-mark-design-and-hearing-data-2019 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Decision: Designs hearing decision O/217/20

    Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 8 April 2020. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designs-hearing-decision-o21720 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.