Statutory guidance

Compliance periods on divisional applications

Information on changes to IPO practice involving divisional applications.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 3 January 2023
• Last updated: 25 April 2023
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  1. 25 April 2023

     Questions and answers on compliance periods on divisional applications updated.

  2. 3 January 2023

     First published.

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Compliance periods on divisional applications

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Questions and answers on compliance periods on divisional applications

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From 1 May 2023, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will change how it accords divisional applications their compliance period. This notice sets out this practice change. A set of questions and answers are provided with the publication of this notice to help you understand what this change in practice means.