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Sections (19.01 - 19.26) last updated: October 2024.
Section last updated: April 2026.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
Section (14.01 -14.39) last updated: March 2017.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
How to understand a search report. You get a search report when you pay for a search as part of the UK patent application process.
Options when applying for a patent abroad from the UK.
Sections (76.01 - 76.28) last updated: April 2024.
Section (0.01 - 1.12) last updated: October 2022.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Directions to direct the form and manner in which patent, trade mark and designs forms and documents can be submitted by e-mail.
Find out about the first publication of your patent application and what it means for your future rights.
Section (4A.01 - 4A.31) last updated January 2025.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
Protection of your copyright work abroad will usually be automatic in the same way UK protection works.
Patentability.
This guide explains the Intellectual Property practice under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Design Rules 2006.
As a trade mark applicant you need to consider whether to proceed with your application following issues raised in the examination report.
Changes to the fee-bearing trade marks forms to show the fees payable from 1 April 2026
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
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