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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is the home jurisdiction of the practice. We register and manage trade marks, patents and designs before the UK Intellectual Property Office, and we can be appointed straight away, with no power of attorney or notarisation required.
What we protect here
Trade marks
10-year term, renewable indefinitely
Two-month opposition window
Registration in around 3–4 months
No power of attorney required
Patents
20-year term from filing
Publication at around 18 months
Annuities from the 4th anniversary
UKIPO, EPO and PCT routes
Designs
5-year term, renewable to 25 years
Up to 50 designs per application
Registration in around 3–4 weeks
No pre-grant opposition
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Governing body
UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
Key legislation
Trade Marks Act 1994
Patents Act 1977
Registered Designs Act 1949
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
International protection
Madrid Protocol
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Hague Agreement
European Patent Convention
Nice Classification
Locarno Classification
One instruction is all it takes.
We can be appointed to act for you straight away, with no power of attorney or notarisation required. Tell us what you’d like to protect.