Intellectual property: Law and practice

A collection of intellectual property legislation, manuals, guidance and notices for IP professionals.

From:

Intellectual Property Office

Published

21 September 2023

Trade marks

• Trade Marks Act 1994
  • 24 February 2023
  • Statutory guidance
• Trade mark forms and fees
  • 28 June 2023
  • Guidance
• Trade Marks Rules
  • 2 February 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Manual of trade marks practice
  • 14 January 2019
  • Guidance
• Intellectual property offences
  • 1 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Search trade mark decisions
  • 22 December 2017
• Tribunal practice notices
  • 25 January 2023
  • Collection
• Practice Amendment Notices (PAN)
  • 3 April 2023
  • Collection
• Trade mark convergence programme: common practice notices
  • 22 January 2018
  • Collection
• References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 31 January 2022
  • Notice

Patents

• The Patents Act 1977
  • 7 January 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Patent forms and fees
  • 26 April 2023
  • Guidance
• The Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007
  • 7 January 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Patents sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
  • 7 January 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Patent directions
  • 26 April 2023
  • Collection
• Patents practice notices
  • 3 January 2023
  • Collection
• Patents Journal special notices 2018
  • 26 December 2018
  • Collection
• Intellectual property offences
  • 1 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Patents: Manual of Patent Practice
  • 3 July 2023
  • Guidance
• Patents RAPS Manual
  • 26 September 2017
  • Guidance
• Patents Formalities manual
  • 31 March 2017
  • Guidance
• Opinions manual
  • 26 February 2015
  • Guidance
• Hearings Manual
  • 12 October 2022
  • Guidance
• Tribunal Patents Manual
  • 6 October 2017
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications for biotechnological inventions
  • 30 August 2022
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications for medical inventions
  • 25 November 2021
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications relating to chemical inventions
  • 5 June 2017
  • Guidance
• Examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) inventions
  • 22 September 2022
  • Guidance