Latest Intellectual Property Office articles

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

UK's "voice of business" supports robust copyright law

"Any significant change or weakening of the existing intellectual property regime, particularly erosion of the copyright laws, could undermine our creative industries, and be a big risk," says CBI.

Copyright 03 Mar 2011

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

Government appoints panel of "experts" in copyright law review

The Intellectual Property Minister, Baroness Wilcox, has appointed a panel of five "experts" tasked with reviewing the country's current intellectual property laws

Copyright 08 Dec 2010

Conservative party looking to reform copyright

The Conservative Party, if elected to power on 06 May, will launch a review of copyright law, shadow cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt has confirmed to BJP

Copyright 14 Apr 2010

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

UK Government reassures photographers on copyright changes

The UK Intellectual Property Office has moved to reassure photographers that changes to the copyright system announced by the Queen and Gordon Brown's government will not drastically affect them

Copyright 20 Nov 2009

UK Government to tackle Orphan Works

The UK government plans to introduce new legislation to deal with orphan works, unlocking 'large numbers of works that currently cannot be used,' the Intellectual Property Office has confirmed

Copyright 29 Oct 2009

Updating your subscription status Loading