Legal Resources

UK Legislation

• Digital Economy Act 2010
• Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006
• Patents Act 2004
• Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003
• Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002
• Copyright and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement Act) 2002
• Plant Varieties Act 1997
• Olympic Symbol Protection Act 1995
• Trade Marks Act 1994
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
• Manual of Patent Practice
• An unofficial consolidated version of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
• An unofficial consolidated version of the Registered Designs Act 1949

Statutory Instruments

• The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2012/1754
• The Trade Marks and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2012/1003
• The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2012/799
• The Copyright (Repeal of the Copyright Act 1911) (Jersey) Order 2012/1753
• The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (England) Regulations 2011/2898
• The Artist’s Resale Right (Amendment) Regulations 2011/2873
• The Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011/2059
• The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2011/2052
• The Patents County Court (Financial Limits) (No. 2) Order 2011/2222
• The Patents County Court (Financial Limits) Order 2011/1402
• The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (Scotland) Regulations SSI 2011/458
• The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Amendment) Regulations 2010/2694
• The Olympics, Paralympics and London Olympics Association Rights (Infringement Proceedings) Regulations 2010/2477
• The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010/992
• The Copyright Tribunal Rules 2010/791
• The Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010/180
• The Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010/33
• The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2009/2979
• The Artist’s Resale Right (Amendment) Regulations 2009/2792
• The Copyright (Bermuda) Revocation Order 2009/2749
• The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order  2009/2745
• The Trade Marks and Trade Marks and Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2009/2089
• The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Games Association Right) Order 2009/1969
• The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) Rules 2009/546
• The Trade Marks Rules 2008/1797
• The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008/1277
• The Trade Marks (Earlier Trade Marks) Regulations 2008/1067
• The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2008/677
• The Designs (International Registrations Designating the European Community) Regulations 2007/3378
• The Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007/1976
• The Goods Infringing the Olympics and Paralympics Association Rights (Customs) Regulations 2007/1508
• The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
• The Designs (Convention Countries) Order 2007/277
• The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) Order 2007/266
• The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2006/3039
• The Registered Designs Rules 2006/1975
• The Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006/1974
• The Registered Designs Act 1949 and Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2006/1229
• The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2006/1118
• The Copyright (Gibralter) Revocation Order 2006/1039
• The Community Trade Mark Regulations 2006/1027
• The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2006/763
• The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address For Service and Time Limits, etc) Rules 2006/760
• The Community Designs (Designation of Community Design Courts) Regulations 2005. 2006/696
• The Plant Breeders’ Rights (Naming and Fees) Regulations 2006/648
• The Artist's Resale Rights Regulations 2006/346
• The Designs (Convention Countries) Order 2006/317
• The Performances (Moral Rights, etc.) Regulations 2006/18
• The Community Design Regulations 2005/2339
• The Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regs 2005/1515
• Copyright (Gibraltar) Order 2005/853
• The Patents (Translations) Rules 2005/687
• The High Court and County Court Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2005/587
• The Community Trade Mark (Designation of Community Trade Mark Courts) Reg 2005/440
• The Designs (Convention Countries) Order 2004/3336
• The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2004/3335
• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No 2) Order 2004/3205
• The Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004/2357
• The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2004/2358
• The Trade Marks (International Registration Designating the EC) Reg 2004/2332
• The Trade Marks (Isle of Man) Order 2004/1497
  
• The Trade Marks International Registration (Amendment) Order 2004/948
• The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2004/947
• The Trade Marks (Proof of Use) Regs 2004/946
• The Goods (Infringing Intellectual Property Rights) (Customs) Regs 2004/1473
• The Community Trade Mark (Amendment) Regs 2004/949
• The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Powers of Seizure) Order 2003/934
• The Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003/512
• The Registered Designs Regulations 2003/550
• The Patents Act 1977 (Isle of Man) Order 2003/1249
• The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) Order 2003/1891
• The Electronic Commerce (Extension) Regs 2003/2500
• The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Extension) Regs 2003/115
• The Copyright and Rights in Databases (Amendment) Regs 2003/2501
• The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003/2498
• Copyright and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement Act) 2002 Commencement Order 2002/2749
• The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regs 2002/2013
• The Trade Mark (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2002/692
• The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regs 2002/247
• The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2002/529
• The Plant Breeders Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2002/1677
• The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002/3219
• The Registered Designs Regs 2001/3949
• The Registered Designs (Isle of Man) Order 2001/3678
• Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2001/3950
• Registered Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001/3951
• The Trade Mark (Amendment) Rules 2001/3832
• The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001/1412
• The Plant Breeders Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001/3630
• The Patent Regulations 2000/2037
• The Trade Mark (Fees) Rules 2000/137
• The Trade Mark Rules 2000/136
• The Trade Mark (International Registration) Amendment Order 2000/138
• The Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1999 1093
• The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999
• The Plant Breeders Rights (Fees) Rules 1998/1021
• Plant Breeders Rights Regs 1998/1027
• Plant Varieties Act Commencement Order 1998/1028
• The Registered Designs Fees Rules 1998/1777
• The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regs 1997/3032
• The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997
• The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates for Plant Protection Products) Regs 1996/3120
• The Copyright and Related Rights Regs 1996/2967
• The Community Trade Mark Regs 1996/1908
• The Trade Mark (International Registration) Order 1996/1908
• Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995/3297
• The Patents Rules 1995/2093
• The Registered Designs Rules 1995 2912
• The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products) Rules (Amendment) 1993/947
• The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products) Rules 1992/3162
• The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regs 1992/3233
• The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products) Regs 1992/3091

Scottish Statutory Instruments

• The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2006/611

Parliamentary Debates

• House of Commons
• House of Lords

Court Decisions

• The Supreme Court
  • HGS v Eli Lilly
  • Oracle v MTech
  • Phillips v Mulcaire
• House of Lords
  • Synthon v SmithKlineBeecham
  • Kirin Amgen
  • Sabaf
  • Cream Holdings
  • Campbell
  • Johnstone
  • Buchanan
  • United Wire
  • NLA v Marks & Spencer
  • Designers Guild
  • Redrow Homes
  • Douglas v Hello!
  • Yeda Research v Rhone Poulnec
  • Conor Medsystems v Angiotech Pharmaceuticals
  • Generics v H Lundbeck

Other Courts

• The Court Service
• British and Irish Legal information Institute 
  

UK Intellectual Property Office

• Home page
• Trade Mark Decisions
• Patent Decisions
• Registered Design Decisions

The Copyright Tribunal

• Home page

British Library Business & IP Centre

• Home page

European Legislation

• Copyright
• Trade Marks
• Patents
  • Biotechnology
  • The Community Patent
  • Computer-Implemented Inventions
  • Utility Models
• European Patent Convention
• Protocol on Article 69 of the European Patent Convention
• Designs
• Enforcement 

ECJ - European Court of Justice

• Home page

OHIM - Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

• Home page
• Design decisions
  

European Patent Office Decisions 

• News
• Boards of Appeal 

US Legislation

• The US Copyright Office
• The US Patent and Trade Mark Office
• The Lanham (Trademark) Act 1946 (title 15, chapter 22 of the United States Code)
• The Copyright Act 1976 (and amendments)
• The Patents Act 1952 (title 35 of the United States Code)

US Court Decisions

• The US Supreme Court
  • Ebay Inc 
  • Patents Cases
    • Caraco v Novo
    • Kappos v Hyatt
    • Mayo v Prometheus
    • J.E.M AG Supply
    • KSR v Teleflex
    • Pfaff v Wells
    • Medimmune
    • LabCorp
    • Festo
    • Warner Jenkinson
    • Markman
    • Lilly v Medtronic
  • Copyright Cases
    • Golan v Holder
    • MGM v Grokster
    • Eldred v Ashcroft
    • Campbell v Acuff-Rose
    • Quality King
    • Dastar
    • New York Times v Tasini
    • Feist v Rural Telephones
  • Trade Mark Cases
    • Two Pesos
    • Qualitex
    • Walmart v Samara
    • Traffix
    • Victoria's Secret
    • KP Permanent Make Up

International Resources

• US Free Trade Agreements
• EU Free Trade Agreements (incl. Partnership Agreements)
• ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)
• EC Commentary on ACTA
• World Intellectual Property Organisation
• World Trade Organisation
• For TRIPs 
• Collection of National Copyright Laws