Basic information on intellectual property law
The UK Intellectual Property Office (A UK government body) provides useful introductory information on intellectual property law issues, such as “what is IP?” or “Get IP Protection” and “Managing your IP”. The site can be found here.
For each of the main types of IP (patents, copyright and designs) the UK IPO provide outlines of the law and practice. For patents, designs and trade marks, there is information and forms etc regarding making applications for registration.
The main UK legislation concerning these forms of intellectual property are (with links to updated versions of the legislation)
- patents and supplementary protection certificates (the Patents Act 1977) is available from here. The rules that govern the procedures used by the UK IPO in relation to patents and supplementary protection certificates are available from here;
- copyright (the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988) is available from here;
- trade marks (the Trade Marks Act 1994) is available from here. The rules that govern the procedures used by the UK IPO in relation to trade marks are available from here;
- registered designs (the Registered Designs Act 1949) is available from here. The rules that govern the procedures used by the UK IPO in relation to registered designs are available from here.
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