Guidance

Patents Litigation manual

This manual provides guidance on the administrative procedure for Patent and Design right proceedings and requests for Opinions.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
11 July 2014
Last updated
14 November 2016 — See all updates

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Documents

Litigation manual (Pdf version)

PDF, 3.33 MB, 686 pages

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Details

The manual includes detailed desk instructions on the practices and procedures for formal examination and processing of statements and evidence filed in inter partes proceedings before the Comptroller and in the formal processing of ex parte proceedings.

We update the manual regularly to include changes in practice and procedure. Changes are indicated by a line in the margin, and there is a schedule of the latest changes in the Introduction.

Some of the guidance contained in the October 2007 manual may still apply in certain circumstances and is available in the Litigation manual archive.

Published 11 July 2014
Last updated 14 November 2016 + show all updates

  1. New online version published.

  2. Changes to the manual published due to legislation changes - October 2016.

  3. Changes to the manual published due to legislation changes - June 2016.

  4. Changes to the manual published due to legislation changes - April 2016.

  5. Changes to the manual published due to legislation changes - February 2015.

  6. Changes to the manual published due to legislation changes on 1 October 2014.

  7. First published.

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