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Notifying the Intellectual Property Office of a court action

This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 3 September 2024
Section 97: Appeals from the comptroller

Section last updated: October 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 22 December 2016
Section 89B: Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application

Sections (89B.01 - 89B.18) updated October 2025.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 3 January 2023
Section 88A: Implementation of Agreement on a Unified Patent Court

Sections (88A.01 - 88A.05) last updated: January 2015.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 27 January 2017
Section 84: Patent agents and other representatives [Repealed]

Sections (84.01 -84.02) last updated April 2007.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 27 January 2017
Section 70B: Permitted communications

Sections (70B .01-70B.0.06) last updated: September 2017.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 29 September 2017
Section 70A: Actionable threats

Sections (70A.01-70A.08) last updated: July 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 29 September 2017
Section 68: Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings

Sections (68.01 - 68.08) last updated: July 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 20 April 2016
Section 67: Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee

Sections (67.01 - 67.06) last updated: July 2022.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 1 July 2022
Section 64: Right to continue use begun before priority date

Sections (64.01 - 64.06) last update July 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 27 January 2017
Section 55: Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown

Section last updated: July 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 1 July 2021
Patent disputes resolution: hearings

Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 21 May 2015
Chapter 7: Sections 8, 10, 12, and 37 entitlement

Sections (7.01 - 7.35) last updated: September 2017.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 27 January 2017
Chapter 6: Appeals

Sections (6.01- 6.42) last updated: December 2019
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 17 December 2019
Chapter 4: Hearings

Sections (4.01 - 4.95) last updated: February 2020.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 28 February 2020
Chapter 21: Section 74A Requests for opinions

Sections (21.01 to 21.42) last updated: September 2017.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 27 January 2017
Section 50: Exercise of powers on applications under s.48

Sections (50.01 - 50.09) last updated: July 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 7 June 2016
Section 46: Patentee's application for entry in register that licences are available as of right

Sections (46.01 - 46.78.3) last updated: April 2023.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 4 January 2021
Section 44: Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions [repealed with savings]

Sections (44.01 - 44-12) last updated: July 2021.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 13 January 2016
Section 34: Rectification of register

Sections (34.01 - 34.06) last updated : April 2007.
- From: Intellectual Property Office
- Updated: 27 January 2017

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