Copyright, Patents, Trade Marks and Design
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The
Intellectual Property Office is "the
official government body responsible for granting Intellectual Property (IP)
rights in the United Kingdom (UK)". These rights include copyright,
patents, designs and trade marks- There are links at the left of the site's home page to sections for each individual topic
- Note that there are often useful additional links at the right of each page in those sections. For example, at the copyright section, there is a link to a What is copyright? page which gives you a very concise introduction
- On the right of the What is copyright? page, there is a link to a 'Copyright basic facts' document which gives you more detail
- For more web sites, including ones dealing specifically with music copyright, see the WebLinks section Copyright, patents, trade marks and design
Page last updated: 26th November 2013