EU ministers have given their backing to a controversial international intellectual property (IP) rights treaty paving the way for representatives of the trading bloc to sign the agreement. 20 Dec 2011
The UK Government has appointed an intellectual property (IP) expert to provide advice about the enforcement of IP rights to companies looking to do business in China, it has announced. 12 Dec 2011
The original version of this article appeared in the April 2006 issue of BNA International's Patents Copyrights & Trademarks journal. It has since been updated and amended. It was last updated in...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. Applications are filed at the United Kingdom Designs Registry which is a part of the UK Intellectual Property Office, an...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. A registered design is a monopoly right for the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, ...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. Applications are filed at the Community Designs Office, known as OHIM ( Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market ). A...
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Retail and Leisure Counterfeit goods in transit between non-EU countries cannot be seized by customs authorities in the EU unless there are at least grounds to suspect that the goods will later be sold in the EU, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. 01 Dec 2011
Manufacturing China's popularity as an offshore destination for UK manufacturers has declined over the past twelve months, according to new report. 15 Nov 2011
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