U.K.

UK Profile

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly referred to as Great Britain or Britain, is located on the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It shares maritime borders with the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Ireland. The country includes the Isle of Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. The UK's form of government is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy whose capital is London. It consists of four Confederacy countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The latter three have devolved authorities with varying levels of authority, with capitals in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast respectively.

UK Intellectual Property Legal System

• "Patent Law"
• "trademark law"
• Registered Designs Act
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
• The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act

International Organization/Agreement

• Singapore Trademark Law Treaty
• WIPO Copyright Treaty
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
• Patent Law Treaty
• Trademark Law Treaty
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
• Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
• "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
• Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
• Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property