Updated: Espacenet CD ROMs removed. How to order publications and subscriptions By post to sales at the following address: Intellectual Property Office Concept House Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ United Kingdom Email: [email protected] (deposit account holders only) Telephone: +44(0)16 3381 3651 (deposit account holders and payment by credit/debit... Continue reading
Updated: Design Decision o/101/18 added. Decisions published between 1998 – 2012 are available on the National Archives. Please note, no decisions were issued during 2003 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/designs-decisions Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.
The information is based on payment date and published in monthly comma delimited files. Each record is made up of standard fields which are used across all departments. These are: department family – The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy entity – The Intellectual Property Office date – payment... Continue reading
This guide offers information on the future of intellectual property (IP) laws following the decision that the UK will leave the European Union (EU). The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) continues to contribute fully to the government’s work towards exiting the EU. It has a clear goal of ensuring an effective... Continue reading
On 19 September 2017, in a decision of Mr. Allan James issued on behalf of the Registrar, a trade mark application filed by CKL Holdings NV was refused following an opposition by a third party on the grounds that the application was filed in ‘bad faith’. The Hearing Officer determined... Continue reading
Published 14 October 2014 Last updated 5 February 2018 + show all updates 5 February 2018 New patent examiner vacancies specialising in biotechnology, chemistry and electrical/electronic engineering added. 10 February 2017 New patent examiner vacancies specialising in biotechnology, chemistry and electrical/electronic engineering added. 2 June 2016 The Intellectual Property Office is... Continue reading
Published 3 March 2009 Last updated 5 February 2018 + show all updates 5 February 2018 The examination practice content has been divided into four individual parts. Part A: Introduction, Part B: Alphabetical list of examination practice, Part C: Notifications and Part D: Overcoming objections. 31 March 2016 Manual of trade... Continue reading
User feedback identified some errors, so we have corrected those errors and used the opportunity to make some further changes. The most noticeable change is the document’s structure. We have divided the examination practice content into four individual parts. They are as follows: part A: Introduction part B: Alphabetical list... Continue reading
Overview If you would like to use copyright material, you usually need to get permission from the rights holder to do so. Sometimes this can be obtained directly from the rights holder, but more often it is granted in the form of a licence from a licensing body. A licensing... Continue reading
Do you pay the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account? If so, you will need to be aware of the recent changes to our bank account details. In order to align with new banking legislation, the IPO’s sort code and International Bank Account Number... Continue reading
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