• Guidance: Common Communication on representation of new types of trade marks

    Published 19 January 2018 Last updated 8 June 2018 + show all updates 8 June 2018 Text and attachments updated. 19 January 2018 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-communication-on-representation-of-new-types-of-trade-marks Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Form: Application to start invalidation proceedings

    Published 16 February 2013 Last updated 30 May 2018 + show all updates 30 May 2018 Form TM26 (I) (all sections): Data Privacy added. 16 February 2013 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-start-invalidation-proceedings Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Form: Application to revoke a trade mark for reasons other than non-use

    Published 16 February 2013 Last updated 30 May 2018 + show all updates 30 May 2018 Form TM26O: Data Privacy added. 16 February 2013 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-revoke-a-trade-mark-for-reasons-other-than-non-use Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Form: Application to amend the regulations governing the use of marks

    Published 16 February 2013 Last updated 30 May 2018 + show all updates 30 May 2018 Form TM36: Data Privacy added. 16 February 2013 First published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-amend-the-regulations-governing-the-use-of-marks Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Form: Renewal of trade mark registration

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  • News story: Supplementary protection certificates: call for views

    The European Commission is proposing a new exception from infringement of supplementary protection certificates (SPC), which protect medicines. SPCs are national IP rights provided for by EU regulations. A draft proposal for a Regulation was published on 28 May 2018. This Regulation aims to amend Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning... Continue reading

     
  • Collection: Designs directions

    Updated: Directions under 37A of the Registered Design Act added. We can direct other things but these are usually in the context of a particular Design. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/designs-directions Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Statutory guidance: Directions under 37A of the Registered Design Act

    As a result the following designs forms for DF1A, DF2B, DF5A, DF19A, DF19B and DF55 have been amended. Following the UK launch of international designs on the 13 June 2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directions-under-37a-of-the-registered-design-act Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms... Continue reading

     
  • Policy paper: Government response to report on Brexit and medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin

    This command paper sets out the government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report following their inquiry into Brexit: medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin. The committee published their report on 21 March 2018. This response was prepared by the Department of Health and Social Care,... Continue reading

     
  • News story: New IPO steering board chair appointed

    The appointment follows the retirement of Bob Gilbert from the role at the end of March 2018. He is a member of the Ofcom Board and was previously a non-executive director on the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Steering Board. As chair, Tim will provide effective strategic leadership to the Steering... Continue reading