Copyright infringement

The copyright notice service allows anyone to ask us to provide basic guidance on an area of copyright law where there is particular confusion or misunderstanding.

It is intended to provide an authoritative, impartial and reliable point of reference. It does not register copyright works.

Copyright is an automatic right and there are no official formalities to acquire copyright protection. There is no public or Government register of copyright in the UK.

General copyright enquiries can be sent to copyrightenquiries@ipo.gov.uk. Questions about other intellectual property rights like trade marks, designs or patents can be sent to information@ipo.gov.uk.