Information & Documents

WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information

World Intellectual Property Organization: Fri, October 21, 2011

This Guide aims to assist users in searching for technology information using patent documents, a rich source of technical, legal and business information presented in a generally standardized format and often not reproduced anywhere else. Though the Guide focuses on patent information, many of the search techniques described here can also be applied in searching other non-patent sources of technology information.

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Supplementary Protection Certificates - Guide For Applicants

UK Intellectual Propert Office: Fri, October 21, 2011

This booklet aims to give a short introduction to the procedures for applying for a Supplementary Protection Certificate in the United Kingdom.

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The IP Handbook

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market: Fri, October 21, 2011

In this handbook you will find some explanations on the most common types of IP that you will come across as a designer, what your rights are and how and where you can protect these rights.

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