TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Apply for a patent	Use this service to apply for a UK patent through the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Apply to register a design	Use this service to register a design with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Apply to register a trade mark	Contents - Register a trade mark - What you can and cannot register - Apply - After you apply - Unregistered trade marks
Change or update your patent	You must tell the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) if details in the patents register are wrong or you need to change them.
Check the designs journal	View details of all the designs that the Intellectual Property Office have registered from the last 25 years.
Check the patents journal	Search patent information held by the Intellectual Property Office in the patents journal.
Check the trade marks journal	Search the trade marks journal to find trade mark applications or amendments made in the last week.
Defend your intellectual property	Contents - Overview - Get help and advice - Come to an agreement - Use a mediator - Take legal action
Design right	‘Design right’ automatically protects your design for 10 years after it was first sold or 15 years after it was created - whichever is earliest. You can use it to stop someone copying your design.
File documents for a pending UK patent	Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a patent you’ve already applied for (a patent pending).
Find a registered design	Find details of a UK design registered with the Intellectual Property Office. You need to know the design number or the design owner’s name.
Find out if you need a licence to copy a creative work	You must ask the owner if you want to copy a ‘creative work’, eg a diary a photograph a film music
Get a licence to play live or recorded music	recorded music You usually need to get a licence if you: - play recorded music in public or at your business (including background music on a CD, radio or music channel) - stage live music events in public (for example, a concert or festival) - play live or recorded music in a theatre - use sound recordings in a theatrical production (including on-stage and off-stage effects)
Get an uncertified electronic copy of your patent	You can order an uncertified electronic copy of a published UK patent or patent application.
Get copies of patent, trade mark or design registration documents	Contents - Overview - Request patent documents - Request trade marks documents - Request design registration documents
Give notice of your intention to oppose a trade mark	Tell Intellectual Property Office you intend to oppose a trade mark application, sometimes known as giving ‘notice of threatened opposition’. This will give you one extra month to file your opposition.
How copyright protects your work	Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission. You get copyright protection automatically - you don’t have to apply or pay a fee. There isn’t a register of copyright works in the UK.
Intellectual property and your work	Contents - What intellectual property is - Protect your intellectual property
Patenting your invention	Contents - What you can patent - Before you apply - If you decide to apply - Prepare your application - Apply for a patent - Request your search and examination - After you apply International patents
Register a design	Contents - Check if you can register your design - Prepare your illustrations - If you're only registering part of an - illustration - Apply - Defer your registration
Renew a patent	Renew your GB patent or European patent (UK) online.
Renew your registered design	You must renew your design registration on its fifth anniversary. You’ll then need to renew every 5 years up to a maximum of 25 years.
Renew your trade mark	Trade marks must be renewed every 10 years. You can renew a trade mark in the 6 months before it expires and up to 6 months afterwards.
Request UK processing of an international patent application	If you’ve made an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) you can make a request for it to be processed in the UK national phase to obtain a UK patent.
Search for a patent	Find details of patents to: - check if a similar patent to your invention already exists - track the progress of a published patent application - see if patents are available to license
Search for a trade mark	Find details of trade marks to: - check if a similar trade mark to your brand already exists - find out who owns a trade mark
Search patent decisions	Find patent hearing decisions following intellectual property disputes.
Search trade mark decisions	Find trade mark decisions on intellectual property disputes.
Track a trade mark	Sign up for alerts to: - check the status of your application for a UK trade mark or international registration - track other people’s applications, eg to find out when they’re registered or opposed, or when any registration details are changed
Update or cancel your registered designs	You need to tell the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) if any details held in the register of designs need to be updated.
Update or surrender your registered trade marks	You must tell the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) if any of the details held in the trade mark register need updating or correcting. You must also tell IPO if you want to give up your rights to your trade mark or appoint a representative or agent.
Using somebody else's intellectual property	You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property (IP) by buying the rights from them or getting their permission to use it.

United Kingdom

Property :: Intellectual Property

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