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Intellectual Property (UK Patent Office): www.intellectual-property.gov.uk. This site is government-backed and offers a basic introduction to UK intellectual property law.
Patent Office: www.patent.gov.uk. The site of the UK organisation which, despite its name, is responsible for trade marks and design rights as well as patents. This site enables you to search the registers of trade marks, patents and design rights.
European Trade Marks Office: www.oami.eu.int/en/default.htm. This site is operated by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and gives detailed background and information on the Community Trade Mark.
European Patent Office: www.european-patent-office.org. This site provides detailed information on the European patent system.
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