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1 November 2019: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changes on 1 November 2019.
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Warning: misleading invoices – don’t be fooled
We are aware customers have received unsolicited invitations from companies offering services to help them protect their IP in return for a fee.
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IP for business: events, guidance, tools and case studies
A collection of intellectual property events, guidance, tools and case studies to help you create value from your ideas.
Guidance
Intellectual property and Brexit
Guidance on trade marks, designs, patents right law, and exhaustion of IP rights after Brexit.
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What the Intellectual Property Office does
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright.
IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, supported by 1 public body.
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Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
Telephone:
0300 300 2000
Outside the UK:
+44 (0)1633 814000
Fax:
+44 (0)1633 817777
Textphone:
0300 0200 015
Telephone lines open: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
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Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
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Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
Telephone
0300 300 2000
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