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This information is intended primarily for attorneys and practitioners seeking links to legal source material relating to intellectual property rights in the UK and Europe. We have endeavoured to list principal UK and European Community legislation and International Conventions relevant to intellectual property right protection, registration and litigation. Quick links are provided to relevant offices or authorities, primary legislation and rules, forms, guidance, fees and tribunal decisions where available.

Legislatures  UK  European Union  Treaty Organisations
UK Patents Trade Marks (including Hallmarks)  Designs  Copyright
Protected Designations of Origin - Protected Geographic Indications - Certificates of Specific Character (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed)
Plant Varieties Rights - UK - European Community - UPOV
European Patent Convention
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Community Trade Marks
Madrid System for International Trade Mark Registration
Hague System for International Deposit of Designs
Competition/Antitrust Law - UK - EU
Data Protection
Other Intellectual Property Treaties and Conventions
- WIPO - UNESCO - WTO/CBD
- Other EU Legislation
Courts - UK - ECJ

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Legislatures

UK
House of Commons
- Acts
- Statutory Instruments (SIs)
- Public Bills
House of Lords

European Union
Europa
- European Parliament
- European Commission - Directorates
- Council of Ministers
European Governments on-line
EUR-LEX
- About EU Law - Key Players
Directory listing of Community IP Legislation in Force
Directory listing of Community IP Preparatory Acts

Treaty Organisations
WIPO
- Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA)
- Intellectual Property Digital Library (IPDL)
WTO
- TRIPS
UN - International Law
- Treaty Collection
UNESCO

UK - Patent Law

Relevant Office
The Patent Office

Primary Legislation & Rules
The Patents Act 1977 (R G C Jenkins Annotated Version)
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (R G C Jenkins Annotated Version)
- Part V Patent Agents and Trade Mark Agents
- Part VI Patents
- Schedule 5 Patents: miscellaneous amendments
The Patents Regulations 2000 SI 2037

The Patents Rules 1995 SI 2093
The Patents Rules 1995 SI 2093 (.pdf) Patent Office version consolidated up to and including The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001
The Patents Rules 1995 SI 2093 (R G C Jenkins Annotated Version)
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 1999 SI 1092
The Patents (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 1999 SI 3197
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001 SI 1412
The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 SI 247
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2002 SI 529

Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Forms and Practice Information
Patents Forms
The Patent Office Manual of Patent Practice
Litigation Section Manual
Hearing Officers' Manual - for Patent & Design Right Hearings
Patents Formalities Manual

Fees
The Patents (Fees) Rules 1998 SI 1778
The Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1999 SI 1093

Convention Countries
The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 1994 SI 3220
The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995 SI 2989
The Patents and Trade Marks (World Trade Organisation) Regulations 1999 SI 1899
The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2000 SI 1114
The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2000 SI 1560
The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2001

Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC)
The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Products) Regulations 1992 SI 3091
The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Plant Protection Products) Regulations 1996 SI 3120
The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997 SI 64

Relevant EC Regulations
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products

SPC Forms

Seizure of Infringing Goods
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) Regulations 1999 SI 1601
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 1999 SI 1618

UK Customs Notice 34 on procedure for Customs interception of infringing goods
Customs Application Form C 1340 (6/99) Intellectual Property Rights (.pdf)

Patents Court and Patent Office Tribunal
The Patents County Court (Designation and Jurisdiction) Order 1994 SI 1609

The Patents Court - Judgements
The Patent Office - Tribunal Decisions
Keyword Search of Summaries of Recent Key Patent Office Decisions

UK - Trade Mark Law

Relevant Office
The Patent Office - Trade Marks Registry

Primary Legislation & Rules
The Trade Marks Act 1994

The Trade Marks Rules 2000
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2001 SI 3832 Revision of Classification
The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996 SI 1908
The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 SI 714
The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2000 SI 138
The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2002 SI 692
Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002

Forms and Practice Information
Trade Marks Forms
Electronic version of Form TM9c (Request for Cooling-off period)
Trade Marks Registry Work Manual
Guide to the Classification of Goods and Services in the UK
Practice Amendment Notices
Practice Directions
Tribunal Practice Notices
Other Registry Notices

Fees
The Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000 SI 137
The Community Trade Mark (Fees) Regulation 1995 SI 3175

Convention Countries
The Trade Marks (Claims to Priority from Relevant Countries) Order 1994 SI 2803
The Trade Marks (Claims to Priority from Relevant Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995 SI 2997
The Patents and Trade Marks (World Trade Organisation) Regulations 1999 SI 1899

Seizure of Infringing Goods
The Trade Marks (Customs) Regulations 1994 SI 2625
The Trade Marks (E.C. Measures Relating to Counterfeit Goods) Regulations 1995 SI 1444
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) Regulations 1999 SI 1601
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 1999 SI 1618

UK Customs Notice 34 on procedure for Customs interception of infringing goods
Customs Application Form C 1340 (6/99) Intellectual Property Rights (.pdf)

Protection of Olympic Symbols
The Olympic Symbol, etc (Protection) Act 1995
The Olympics Association Right (Appointment of Proprietor) Order 1995 SI 2473
The Olympics Association Right (Infringement Proceedings) Regulations 1995 SI 3325

Hallmarks
The Goldsmiths' Company - Origins of Hallmarking
The Hallmarking Act 1973
The Hallmarking (Hallmarking Act Amendment) Regulations 1998 SI 2978
The Hallmarking (Hallmarking Act Amendment) Order 1998 SI 2979
The Hallmarking (International Convention) Order 2002 SI 506

Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals - the Hallmarking Convention done at Vienna 1972

Trade Mark Harmonization Directive (Basis for UK Act)
First Council Directive 89/104/EEC, of 21 December 1988, to Approximate the Laws of the Member States Relating to Trade Marks
Council Decision 92/10/EECof 19 December 1991 postponing the date on which the national provisions applying Directive 89/104/EEC to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks are to be put into effect

Misleading and Comparative Advertising
The Control of Misleading Advertisements (Amendment) Regulations 2000 SI 914
Directive 97/55/EC of European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 amending Directive 84/450/EEC concerning misleading advertising so as to include comparative advertising

Trade Marks Registry Tribunal
The Trade Marks Registry -Tribunal Decisions
Keyword Search of Summaries of Recent Key Registry Decisions

UK - Designs Law

Relevant Office
The Patent Office - Designs Registry

Primary Legislation & Rules
Registered Designs Act 1949 (as amended by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988)
Registered Designs Act 1949 (as amended by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988) (R G C Jenkins Annotated Version from Schedule 4 of the CDPA 1988)
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Part III - Design Right)
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Part III - Design Right)
(R G C Jenkins Annotated Version)

The Registered Designs Rules 1995 SI 2912
The Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 1999 SI 3196
The Copyright (Industrial Process and Excluded Articles) (No.2) Regulations 1989 SI 1070

Implementation of Designs Directive - October 2001

Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs

Designs Registry Information on Status of Implementation
The Registered Designs Regulations 2001 SI 3949
The Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2001 SI 3950
The Registered Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001 SI 3951
Draft consolidation of the Registered Designs Act as amended (.pdf)
Guidance notes (.pdf) for legal professionals

The Registered Designs (Isle of Man) Order 2001

Convention Countries & Reciprocal Protection
The Design Right (Reciprocal Protection) (No.2) Order 1989 SI 1294
The Designs (Convention Countries) Order 1994 SI 3219
The Designs (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995 SI 2988
The Designs (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2000 SI 1115
The Designs (Convention Countries) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2000 SI 1561
The Designs (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2001

Forms and Practice
Design Forms (Registered Designs)
Design Right Forms (for proceedings relating to Unregistered Design Right)

Extending UK Registered Design Protection Abroad

Fees
The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 1998 SI 1777

Semiconductor Topographies
The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989 SI 1100
The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 SI 2497

Design Right Proceedings and Designs Tribunal
The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) Rules 1989 SI 1130
The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1990 SI 1453
The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1992 SI 615
The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999 SI 3195

Registered Designs/Design Right Tribunal Decisions

UK - Copyright Law

Relevant Office
Copyright Directorate

Primary Legislation & Rules
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (R G C Jenkins Annotated Version)
The Broadcasting Act 1990 (Chapter 42) - Section 175 and Section 179 and Schedule 21
The Broadcasting Act 1996 (Chapter 55) (Sections 137 to 141 and Schedule 9 and Schedule 10)
Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002

The Copyright (Industrial Process and Excluded Articles) (No.2) Regulations 1989 SI 1070

Commencement Provisions
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No.1) Order 1989 SI 816
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No.2) Order 1989 SI 955
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No.3) Order 1989 SI 1032
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No.4) Order 1989 SI 1303
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No.5) Order 1990 SI 1400
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No.6) Order 1990 SI 2168

Statutory Bodies and Licensing
The Copyright (Recording of Folksongs for Archives) (Designated Bodies) Order 1989 SI 1012
The Copyright (Sub-titling of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Designated Body) Order 1989 SI 1013
The Copyright (Material Open to Public Inspection) (International Organisations) Order 1989 SI 1098
The Copyright (Material Open to Public Inspection) (Marking of Copies of Maps) Order 1989 SI 1099
The Copyright (Librarians and Archivists) (Copying of Copyright Material) Regulations 1989 SI 1212
The Copyright (Material Open to Public Inspection) (Marking of Copies of Plans and Drawings) Order 1990 SI 1427
The Copyright (Recording for Archives of Designated Class of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Designated Bodies) Order 1993 SI 74

The Copyright (Application of Provisions relating to Educations Establishments to Teachers (No.2) Order 1989 SI 1067
The Copyright (Educational Establishments) (No.2) Order 1989 SI 1068
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) Order 1990 SI 879
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) (Amendment) Order 1993 SI 193
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) (Amendment) Order 1994 SI 247
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) (Amendment) Order 1996 SI 191
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) (Amendment) Order 1998 SI 203
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) (Amendment) Order 1999 SI 3452
The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts and Cable Programmes) (Open University Educational Enterprises Limited) Order 1993 SI 2755

Extension of Duration and Scope of Copyright
The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992 SI 3233
The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 SI 3297
The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996 SI 2967
The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 SI 3032

International and Territorial Scope of Copyright
The Copyright (International Organisations) Order 1989 SI 989
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) (No.2) Order 1989 SI 1292
The Fraudulent Reception of Transmissions (Guernsey) Order 1989 SI 2003
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) Order 1990 SI 1505
The Copyright (Status of Former Dependent Territories) Order 1990 SI 1512
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) (No.2) Order 1990 SI 2293
The Copyright (Isle of Man) (Revocation) Order 1992 SI 1306
The Copyright (Application to Isle of Man) Order 1992 SI 1313
The Copyright (Application to Other Countries) Order 1999 SI 1751
The Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries) Order 1999 SI 1752

Seizure of Infringing Goods
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Notice of Seizure) Order 1989 SI 1006
The Copyright (Customs) Regulations 1989 SI 1178
The Copyright (EC Measures Relating to Pirated Goods and Abolition of Restrictions on the Import of Goods) Regulations 1995 SI 1445
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) Regulations 1999 SI 1601
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 1999 SI 1618

UK Customs Notice 34 on procedure for Customs interception of infringing goods
Customs Application Form C 1340 (6/99) Intellectual Property Rights (.pdf)

Copyright Tribunal
The Copyright Tribunal Rules 1989 SI 1129
The Copyright Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1991 SI 201
The Copyright Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1992 SI 467

HMSO Copyright Guidance
HMSO Information re Crown Copyright, Pariamentary Copyright etc.
HMSO Guidance Notes
- Reproduction of United Kingdom, England, Wales and Northern Ireland Primary and Secondary Legislation

Protected Designations of Origin - Protected Geographic Indications - Certificates of Specific Character (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed)

Relevant UK Authority
DEFRA - Protecting Food Names
DEFRA is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which succeeded the former MAFF - Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food following the 2001 UK General Election.

Relevant EU Authority
EU Agriculture Directorate - Quality Policy The Systems The Products Registered Product Names

Primary Legislation and Rules
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 of 17 December 1996 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (Text with EEA relevance)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 of 20 November 1997 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of certificates of specific character' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 (Text with EEA relevance)

Forms and Practice
DEFRA Guidance
Application Form (.pdf)

Protected Names
Lists of Protected Food Names - PDO & PGI
Lists of Protected Food Names - CSC (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed)

Plant Varieties and Plant Breeders Rights

UK

Relevant Office
The Plant Variety Rights Office

Primary Legislation & Rules
Plant Varieties Act 1997

The Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1998 SI 1027
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) Regulations 1998 SI 1024
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) (Extension to European Community Plant Variety Rights) Regulations 1998 SI 1023

The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specification of Species and Groups) Order 1998 SI 1025
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specified Information) Regulations 1998 SI 1026

Fees
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1998 SI 1021
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 SI 1089
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 SI 1022
The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 SI 1396
The Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1998 SI 1228
Fees for National Listing

Forms and Practice
UK Plant Breeders' Rights Handbook 1998
Guide to National Listing of Varieties of Agriculture and Vegetable Crops in the UK
Plant Varieties Act Forms

European Community

Relevant EU Office
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

EU Legislation and Guidance
Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) Regulations
Code of good administrative behaviour in the Community Plant Variety Office (2000/C 371/08)
CPVR Information for Applicants (including Fees)(.pdf file)
CPVO Forms
List of Rights Granted and Applications

UPOV

The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Acts of the UPOV Convention

Information on UPOV

European Patent Convention

Relevant Office
European Patent Office

Primary Legislation & Rules
European Patent Convention

Protocol on Centralisation
Protocol on Recognition
Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

Implementing Regulations
Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention

Agreement on the application of Article 65 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (.pdf version) (also referred to as the "London Protocol")

Forms and Practice
EPO Forms
Guidelines for Examination in the EPO
How to get a European patent: Guide for applicants Part 1
Guide for applicants Part 2: PCT procedure before the EPO - "Euro-PCT"
Legal Advice from the EPO

Fees
Rules relating to Fees

EPO Appeal Board
Search EPO Boards of Appeal Decisions
Enlarged Board of Appeal Decisions and Opinions

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Relevant Office
WIPO - PCT Site

Primary Legislation & Rules
Patent Cooperation Treaty

Regulations under the PCT

Forms and Guidance
PCT Applicants Guide
PCT Forms

Community Trade Marks

Relevant Office
Community Trade Marks Office (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market - OHIM)

Primary Legislation & Rules
Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 of 13 December 1995 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 216/96 of 5 February 1996 laying down the rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Reciprocal Recognition
Mutual Recognition of Taiwan for Trade Mark Priority Claims

Forms and Guidance
CTM FAQ
OHIM Guidelines
Practice Note - Evidence of Use
CTM and anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures

OHIM Forms

Fees
OHIM Official Fees

Office Decisions
Refused Trade Marks
Opposition Decisions
Decisions of the Cancellation Divisions
Decisions of the Boards of Appeal
Relevant Decisions of the European Court of First Instance

Madrid System for International Trade Mark Registration

Relevant Office
WIPO - Madrid System Site

Primary Legislation & Rules
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement

Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol

Forms and Guidance
Guide to the International Registration of Marks

Madrid Forms

Fees
Official Fees
Official Fee Calculator (.xls spreadsheet)

Hague System for the International Deposit of Industrial Designs

Relevant Office
WIPO - Hague System Site

Primary Legislation & Rules
Hague Agreement - Legal Texts
- Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs - Regulations under the Geneva Act
- Agreed Statements by the Diplomatic Conference

Forms
Hague Forms

Fees
Hague Official Fees

Classification
Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs

Competition/Antitrust Law

UK

Relevant UK Authorities
Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Competition Directorate

Primary Legislation & Rules
Competition Act 1998
The Competition Act 1998 (Director's rules) Order 2000 SI 293
Form N

Forms and Guidance
Introduction to the Competition Act
Guidelines

Guidance on completion of Form N for notifications for guidance or decision

Europe (EU and EEA)

Relevant EU Authority
European Commission Competion Directorate

Primary Legislation & Rules
Directory listing of Relevant Community Legislation in Force

Relevant Articles of the EC Treaty
Treaty of Amsterdam - Article 12 (Concordance of old and new Article numbers)

Listing of Competition rules applying to undertakings

Block exemptions
Vertical agreements
Commission Regulation (EC) No 240/96 - Licensing agreements for the transfer of technology
Specialization and research and development agreements
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4087/88 - Franchising agreements

Data Protection

UK

Office of the Information Commissioner
Data Protection Act 1998
- The Data Protection Principles
Lord Chancellor's Department - Data Protection
Data Protection Act 1998 - Subordinate Legislation

EU

Internal Market - Data Protection
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data
Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data
Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (.pdf)

EU Member States - National Data Protection Commissioners
National Implementation of Data Protection Directive
Data Transfers - US Safe Harbor arrangements
Standard Contractual Clauses for personal data transfers
Commission Guide to Data Protection in the EU

Other IP Treaties and Conventions

Administered by WIPO

Relevant Office
WIPO (Activities & Services)

Paris Convention - Mutual Recognition & Equal Treatment
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

Copyright Conventions
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite
WIPO Copyright Treaty - Agreed Statements
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty - Agreed Statements

Patent Matters & Classification
Patent Law Treaty
Regulations Under The Patent Law Treaty
Agreed Statements by The Diplomatic Conference
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
- Regulations Under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
- Guide to the deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification

Protection of Trade Marks and Names & Classification
Trademark Law Treaty
- Regulations Under the Trademark Law Treaty
- Model Forms
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
- About the Nice Classiication
- Nice Classification (7th Edition)
Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
- Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False and Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol

WIPO Standards relating to IP Documentation
List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations & Guidelines
- Country Codes Standard ST.3 (.pdf)
- Patent & SPC INID Codes Standard ST.9 (.pdf)
- Trade Marks INID Codes Standard ST.60 (.pdf)
- Designs INID Codes Standard ST.80 (.pdf)

Administered by UNESCO

UNESCO Copyright Site

Conventions

Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971
Parties to UCC 1971 Act
Parties to the UCC 1952 Act

UNESCO Collection of National Copyright Legislation

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Treaties and CBD

TRIPS
WTO TRIPS Information

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
WTO Doha Ministerial Conference Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and public health

EU Study on the relationship between TRIPS and biodiversity issues - Final Report

CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Website
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Text

Other European Community Legislation

Directory and Listings of EU Legislation
EUR-LEX

Directory listing of Community IP Legislation in Force
Directory listing of Community IP Preparatory Acts

Patents
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Community Patent Convention (not in force)
Community Patent Convention 1975 (annexed to 89/695/EEC: Agreement relating to Community patents - Done at Luxembourg on 15 December 1989)
Implementing Regulations
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent (COM (2000) 412 final)

Utility Models
Amended proposal for a Directive approximating the legal arrangements for the protection of inventions by utility model (COM (1999) 309 final)

Community Design and Design Law Harmonization
Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs
Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs

Copyright
Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases
Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights
Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission
Council Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property
Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs
Council Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art

e-Commerce
Electronic Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC (8 June 2000)
UK Implementation: Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 SI 2013

Seizure of Infringing Goods
Council Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods; amended by: Council Regulation (EC) No 241/1999 of 25 January 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods; implemented by:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/95 of 16 June 1995 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re- export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods; amended by:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2549/1999 of 2 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1367/95 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods

Courts - Jurisdiction, Procedure and Judgements

UK

Primary Legislation & Rules
Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) - What's New?
- Current Versions
- CPR and Practice Directions Index
- Part 49 Specialist Proceedings
- Practice Direction Part 49E
The Patents Court - Practice Directions

Pre-action Protocols
- General Pre-action Protocol (Consultation Paper)
Draft Intellectual Property Pre-action Protocols
- Breach of Confidence Pre-action Protocol
- Civil Copyright and Unregistered Design Right Pre-action Protocol
- Passing Off Pre-action Protocol (no Registered Trade Mark at Issue)
- Patent and Registered Design Pre-action Protocol
- Registered Trade Mark Pre-action Protocol

Arbitration Act 1996

Courts and Tribunals
BAILII - British & Irish Legal Information Institute
- Recent English & Welsh Cases
- Search
- All BAILII Databases

House of Lords - Judgements
Court of Appeal - Judgements
The Patents Court - Judgements

Scottish Courts - Opinions

The Patent Office - Tribunal Decisions
Keyword Search of Summaries of Recent Key Patent Office Decisions
Registered Designs/Design Right Tribunal Decisions
The Trade Marks Registry -Tribunal Decisions
Keyword Search of Summaries of Recent Key Registry Decisions

Patents, Designs and Trade Marks - Tribunal Practice Notices

The Copyright Tribunal
General Information

European Court of Justice

ECJ
European Court of Justice
Basic Procedure

Jurisdiction and Enforcement Conventions
Draft Hague Convention on jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters
- Working Group on Intellectual Property Aspects
Brussels Convention - Index of Relevant Texts (EU)
Brussels Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Lugano Convention - Index of Relevant Texts (EEA)
Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

Directory of Community legislation in force - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
- Upated information relating to Regulation 1348/2000

ECJ Case Law relating to the Brussels and Lugano Conventions

Evidence

Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters

UK Enactments relating to Jurisdiction and Enforcement Conventions
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991
The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000 SI 1824
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Explanatory Notes to Contracts (Rights Of Third Parties) Act 1999

ECJ Decisions
UK Patent Office Checklist of Current ECJ Cases & References
Recent ECJ Case Law
Full Listings of ECJ ad Court of First Instance (CFI) Cases
- ECJ 1953-88
- ECJ 1989-
- CFI 1989-
CFI Cases relating to Community Trade Marks