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Section (89A.01 - 89A.26) last updated: January 2023.
These directions prescribe the form and manner in which email messages should be delivered to the IPO to withdraw patent applications.
Information on designs hearings including costs and how to appeal against an outcome.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
Section (5.01 - 5.56) last updated: March 2017.
Sections (25.01 - 25.15) last updated: April 2021.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
Publication date 25 June 2025.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
Sections (62.01 - 62.13) last updated July 2021.
Section (73.01 - 73.12) last updated: January 2025.
Section last updated: July 2025.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Sections (15A.01 - 15A.26) last updated July 2022.
Directions under rule 109 of the Patents Rules 2007 to extend a specified period may be made using electronic communications.
Includes introduction and purpose of this guide.
Sections (12.01 to 12.100) last updated: September 2018.
Section (88.01) last updated: April 2007.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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