tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office HM Government 2025-08-04T10:34:23Z /government/publications/trade-marks-and-designs-hearing-diaries#2025-08-04T10:34:23Z 2025-08-04T10:34:23Z

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

/government/news/recruitment-for-standing-counsel-for-the-comptroller-general-of-patents-designs-and-trade-marks#2025-08-04T10:02:25Z 2025-08-04T10:02:25Z

The Attorney General is recruiting to fill two vacancies to provide the Comptroller with advice and to act on his behalf before the Courts.

/government/publications/trade-mark-disputes-unpaid-costs-orders#2025-08-04T09:47:42Z 2025-08-04T09:47:42Z

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

/government/statistics/monthly-statistics-patents-trade-marks-and-designs-july-2025#2025-07-30T23:01:02Z 2025-07-30T23:01:02Z

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

/guidance/intellectual-property-office-service-availability-and-issues#2025-07-30T09:31:22Z 2025-07-30T09:31:22Z

Check the availability of, and any issues affecting, our services.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7106#2025-07-29T23:01:01Z 2025-07-29T23:01:01Z

Publication date 30 July 2025

/government/publications/intellectual-property-office-privacy-notices#2025-07-29T14:06:37Z 2025-07-29T14:06:37Z

Privacy notices regarding personal data processed by the IPO for the administration of IP rights, or data processed under a contract or consent

/guidance/requests-for-opinions-2025#2025-07-28T09:12:54Z 2025-07-28T09:12:54Z

Information about opinions requests we have received this year.

/government/publications/protecting-intellectual-property-rights-on-e-commerce-stores#2025-07-25T15:24:38Z 2025-07-25T15:24:38Z

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

/government/publications/correction-to-the-designs-register-under-section-21-6454197#2025-07-24T10:24:27Z 2025-07-24T10:24:27Z

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

/government/publications/design-hearing-decision-o064625#2025-07-23T14:44:16Z 2025-07-23T14:44:16Z

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 16 July 2025.

/government/publications/design-hearing-decision-o064425#2025-07-23T09:16:01Z 2025-07-23T09:16:01Z

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 16 June 2025.

/government/publications/applications-for-reviews-on-patent-opinions#2025-07-23T06:00:08Z 2025-07-23T06:00:08Z

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

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7105#2025-07-23T03:30:05Z 2025-07-23T03:30:05Z

Publication date 23 July 2025

/guidance/the-governments-work-on-music-streaming#2025-07-22T13:37:31Z 2025-07-22T13:37:31Z

Summary of the government's ongoing work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming.

/guidance/trade-marks-manual#2025-07-21T15:16:32Z 2025-07-21T15:16:32Z

The manual of trade marks practice sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices.

/guidance/trade-marks-manual/the-examination-guide#2025-07-21T15:16:32Z 2025-07-21T15:16:32Z

Section last updated: July 2025.

/guidance/designs-examination-practice/part-b-absolute-grounds-for-refusal#2025-07-21T13:55:10Z 2025-07-21T13:55:10Z

Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.

/guidance/designs-examination-practice#2025-07-21T13:55:10Z 2025-07-21T13:55:10Z

This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.

/government/publications/design-hearing-decision-o063625#2025-07-21T09:57:21Z 2025-07-21T09:57:21Z

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 14 July 2025