A patent may only be granted in respect of an invention if the invention is new; involves an inventive step; is capable of industrial application; and is not specifically excluded from protection as a patent. Patent law in the UK conforms to the standards imposed by the Paris Convention, TRIPS and the EPC
Assigning your intellectual property – copyrights
Whilst a copyright need not be registered in the UK, individual’s or businesses who wish to safeguard the purchase/ transfer of their copyrighted works can