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The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Section last updated: April 2024.
Sections (20.01 - 20.10) last updated April 2024.
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Sections (7.01 - 7.13) last updated: April 2024.
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Sections (15.01 - 15.58) last updated: April 2024.
The Manual of Patent Practice (MOPP) explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Sections (3.01 - 3.101) last updated: April 2024.
This section details the recent main changes to the manual.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: April 2024.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 April 2024.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.
The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis.
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