United Kingdom

Category of IPR

Name of the law

Registration needed

Where to register

Copyright

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

no

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Patents

The Patents Act 1977, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

yes

Intellectual Property Office

Utility models

not protected

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Trade marks

The Trade Marks Act 1994

no, but possible and often preferable.

Intellectual Property Office

(Industrial) designs

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

no, but possible and often preferable.

Intellectual Property Office

Geographical Indications

Protected on EU-level.

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Know How

not protected

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-

Plant Breeders Rights

Plant Varieties Act 1997

yes

The Food and Environment Research Agency

Topographies of Semiconductor Products

Protected on EU-level.

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