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