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The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has released a new Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25), effective 30th June 2025, which significantly alters the scope of examination of trade mark applications, and essentially, applications that may be deemed to included overly broad terms or extensive lists of goods and services. This development aims to in the UKIPO words "clarify the behaviour expected of trade mark applicants" and ensure that the goods and/or services listed under trade mark applications when filed…