We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
How SPC law is affected by new legislation which came into force on 1 January 2025, the actions SPC holders and applicants need to take, and the issues they need to be aware of.
How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.
Administrative provisions.
Applications.
Examination and search.
Customers must no longer access programmes via EU satellite broadcasting services to avoid a charge for a UK service.
You can write to us and offer to surrender your patent after it has been granted.
EEA collective management organisations may no longer automatically represent UK right holders and collective management organisations.
Section (11.01 - 11.64 ) last updated: August 2018.
Sections (12.01 to 12.100) last updated: September 2018.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
How the Northern Ireland Protocol affects supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), and what it means you need to do when applying for an SPC and afterwards.
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Malaysia.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Oman.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub provides an explanation of SEP specific words and terms used throughout the guidance.
Sections (20B.01 - 20B.02) last updated: April 2015.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).