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Martyn’s Law Update: Principal Use Rules for UK Property Owners, Operators & Investors

PE Ownership of Single-Family Rentals: The Legislative Landscape (Part 1)

Section 99A: Power of Patents Court to order report

Sections (99A.01 - 99A.04) last updated last updated October 2026.

Part B: Absolute grounds for refusal

Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.

China’s Implementing Rules for the Revised Integrated Circuit Layout Design Regulations Set Procedures for Originality D...

Nuisance, the Locality Principle, and Real Estate Finance in England and Wales

India Moving Towards a New System of Land Ownership

When we buy a property, it is natural to assume that the registered sale deed establishes that the seller is the owner and that we have now become the owner. But that is not quite...

Registered Designs Examination Practice guide

This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.

Form: Vary licence of right terms by design right or copyright owner

Use this form to apply by design right or copyright owner to vary terms of licence of right.

Beware… Section 2 of The Alienation of Land Act, 1981

Section 2(1) of the Alienation of Land Act, 1981 (“ALA”) provides that an alienation of land must be contained in a deed of alienation, signed by the parties or by their agents act...

Section 27: General power to amend specification after grant

Sections (27.01 - 27.33) last updated: October 2026.

Sold but Not Shown: Private Sale Does Not Always Constitute Public Disclosure

Drone Farms and Sky Rights: The Next Frontier in Real Estate Development

When Airspace Becomes Infrastructure For most of modern commercial history, the airspace above a building was legally defined yet economically dormant, as zoning height restriction...

IP Protection for Physical Products: What to File First

Patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright, trade dress—physical products can need all of them. Here’s what each covers and the order that actually makes sense. The post IP Prot...

Section 34: Rectification of register

Sections (34.01 - 34.06) last updated: October 2026.

When an NPE’s License Becomes a Marking Problem

Regulation and redress must work hand in hand if this reform is to deliver for consumers

Lesley Horton looks at what needs to happen next following the Government’s commitment to introduce independent regulation of property agents

No Declaration Required: What the Delhi High Court’s ZARA v. ZORA Ruling Means for Section 11(2)

The Delhi High Court’s ZARA v. ZORA ruling settles one question while leaving another lurking beneath it. A formal declaration, the Court holds, is not necessary to invoke Section...

Property laws in England and Wales drift further apart

Growing divide between property laws in England and Wales

Section 123: Rules

Section last updated: October 2026.

Part D: The examination report, examination procedures and post-registration

Includes time limits, examination and withdrawals.

IP — Federal Circuit Tightens the Grace Period: What a Private Sale Means for Your Patent Rights

On September 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in NCS Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc., No. 2025-1000 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 14,...

Business Tenancies—Two Problems

Introduction On his long journey home, Odysseus confronted many difficulties. However, one monster he never had to grapple with was the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (1987 Act). It...

Maharashtra government bars registration of documents related to unauthorised constructions

In a move to safeguard homebuyers, the Maharashtra government has mandated Sub-Registrars to halt the registration of documents connected to unauthorized constructions. The objecti...