This page contains links to numerous intellectual property resources on the web. The links cover both detailed information for IP professionals and guides for beginners. Please email me at g_dallimore@yahoo.co.uk for further information on intellectual property, to suggest new links, or to report a broken link.

I am a chartered UK Patent Agent and a qualified European Patent Attorney, and am happy to provide help on intellectual property issues. Links to articles and bulletins that I have prepared as part of my professional work are provided at the bottom of this page. As you will see, my areas of practice focus on the European exclusions from patentability

Patent related documents

UK

1. Consolidation of the UK Patents Act 1977 - including changes brought in on 1 January 2005
2. Consolidation of the UK Patents Rules - including changes brought in on 1 October 2005
3. Patents Act 2004 and Explanatory Note
4. Manual of Patent Practice
5. Patents and Designs Journal Archive
6. Decisions of the UK Patent Office
7. Reference Material on the UKPO website
8. Patents in detail on the UKPO website
9. Opinions of the Patent Office explained on the UKPO website

Europe

1. European Patent Convention
2. EPO Guidelines for Examination
3. Ancillary Regulations to the EPC
4. National Law Relating to the EPC
5. Searchable index of Board of Appeal Decisions
6. Decisions of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal
7. Schedule of fees, costs and prices of the EPO
8. List of EP countries and the dates on which recent countries joined the EPC
9. Online European patent application file inspection

International

1. PCT in Acrobat format and in HTML format
2. Regulations under the PCT in Acrobat format and in HTML format
3. PCT Applicant's Guide Volume 1 - International Phase
4. PCT Applicant's Guide Volume 2 - National Phase
5. Annexes to the PCT Applicant's Guide (Contracting State information)
6. List of PCT Contracting States
7. Time limits for entering the national and regional phases
8. International Patent Classification
9. PCT Newsletter
10. Online PCT File inspection

US

1. US patent legislation, regulations and practice documents
2. Basic facts about patents on the USPTO website
3. Fee information on the USPTO website
4. Assignment information on the USPTO website

Trade Mark related documents

UK

1. The Trade Marks Act 1994 (as amended)
2. The Trade Marks Rules 2000
3. Statutory Instruments amending the law relating to Trade Marks
4. Trade Marks Registry Work Manual
5. Reference Material on the UKPO Website
6. Trade Marks in Detail on the UKPO Website

Europe

1. Directive 89/104/EEC, to Approximate the Laws of the Member States Relating to Trade Marks
2. Council Regulation No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (as amended)
3. Regulations on the Community Trade Mark
4. Legal Aspect of the Community Trade Mark, including Decisions of the President and of OHIM
5. Guidelines Concerning Proceedings before OHIM
6. OHIM's Guidelines on handling of Madrid Protocol applications and designations
7. European Union Member States

International

1. Nice Agreement Classification Guide
2. Guide to Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol

US

1. US Trademark Law, Rules of Practice and Federal Statuts on the USPTO website
2. Trademark Manual of Examination Procedures (TMEP) on the USPTO website
3. Basic facts about trademarks on the USPTO website
4. Fee information on the USPTO website

Design and Copyright related documents

UK

1. Consolidation of the Registered Designs Act 1949 as amended
2. Consolidation of the Registered Designs Rules 1995 as amended
3. Summary of Design Legislation on UKPO Website
4. Designs in Detail on the UKPO Wesbite
5. Design Practice Notes on UKPO Website
6. Consolidation of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended
7. Summary of Copyright Legislation on UKPO Website

Europe

1. European Designs Directive
2. European Union Member States

Community

1. Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs
2. Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs (as amended)
3. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 implementing Community designs
4. Legal Aspects of the Community Design
5. Fees payable for Community designs
6. Examination Guidelines for the Community Design
7. EuroLocarno classification index

International

1. The Hague System

US

1. Guide to filing design patent applications on the USPTO website

1. Unintended Consequences - first published here in July 2005 by the IEE
2. A Step Forward? Exclusing "Technical" from the Test for Patentable Subject Matter - first published in the November 2005 edition of Patent World
3. Divisional applications under scrutiny by the European Patent Office - December 2005
4. Business Method Patents in Europe - November 2004