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Invalidation is the legal procedure which allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from our register as if it had never been registered
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
Details on how to file evidence regarding your trade mark or during tribunal proceedings.
Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.
Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.
The fast track opposition process is intended to benefit business by improving access to opposition proceedings.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
As a trade mark applicant you need to consider whether to proceed with your application following issues raised in the examination report.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Rectification is the legal procedure which allows anyone to apply to correct an error or omission to the recorded details of a registered trade mark.
You may be required to complete a witness statement to support your request to correct an error in a trade mark application.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
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