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  • A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.

  • Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.

  • The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.

  • Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.

  • Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.

  • This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.

  • If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.

  • To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.

  • This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.

  • Guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions.

  • Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.

  • Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.

  • This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.

  • The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.

  • Publication date 18 June 2025.

  • This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.

  • This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.

  • Publication date 25 June 2025.

  • All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.

  • Information about opinions requests we have received this year.