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Piment d'Espelette / Piment d'Espelette – Ezpeletako Biperra
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Saint-Chinian
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Absolute grounds - General
This document provides guidelines on whether absolute grounds exist for refusing registration of a trade mark. In particular, these guidelines concern the absolute grounds for refusal stipulated in section 17 of the Trade Marks Act 2002. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of…
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Restoration of priority claims for PCT applications
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Rules have been amended to allow Member States acting as a Receiving Office or as a Designated Office to provide restoration of a priority claim up to two months beyond the 12 month Paris Convention deadline for international patent applications filed…
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
Revocation of registration of trade mark
Any aggrieved person may apply to have a trade mark registration revoked, based on specific grounds provided by law.
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Policy on plant material ownership (1987 Act)
Key principles PVRO provides effective communication with variety owners with respect to the use of plant material and DNA profiles. PVR acknowledges that plant material should only be made available to any party, other than the variety owner, in such a way that the legitimate…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
The duration of DUS Testing and fee requests (1987 Act)
The content below relates to applications filed before 24 January 2023. If you filed your plant variety rights application after 24 January 2023, please refer to our Technical Guidance section for current guidance. Technical Guidance Standard length of testing …
