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Publication date 10 February 2021.

Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.

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

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

We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.

In order to better understand the process of applying for a trade mark, we recommend you view the trade mark timeline.

Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.

Publication date 3 February 2021.

Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.

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

An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK.

The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.

The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.

The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.

Following government advice on coronavirus, we have limited access to IPO buildings. We have strong plans in place to maintain services for customers.

From today you will see some improvements to the online trade mark application form.

These statistics include monthly data for designs, patents, trade marks.

Information about opinions requests we have received this year

Publication date 27 January 2021.

The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016: how the IPO will carry out investigation and enforcement activities.

Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay and Facebook help rights holders protect their intellectual property

Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.

Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.

Sections (22.01 to 22.21) last updated: January 2021

The Tribunal Patents Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.

Information about applications received for the review of an patent opinion.