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Sections (69.01 - 69.08) last updated: July 2022.
This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
Section (1.01 - 1.16) last updated: March 2017.
Section (16.01 - 16.37) last updated: March 2017.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Saudi Arabia.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
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Patentability.
We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
Publication date 29 April 2026.
Information on targets for the re-examination of patent applications.
Guidance on options for making orphan works available online for cultural heritage institutions.
Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 to direct the form and manner in with patent applications can be submitted electronically.
This provides information on the examination of applications which consists of multiple components.
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
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