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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.
Guidance for relevant licensing bodies applying to run Extended Collective Licensing (ECL) schemes.
Patents, designs and trade marks forms changes.
New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.
Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions
Information on how to order IPO publications including patent specification or a printed list of trade marks.
Publication date 5 February 2025.
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Publication date 24 September 2025.
Guidance on administrative procedures for patent and design right proceedings and requests for Restorations and Post-Grant.
Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.
From 1 October 2017 you will have the option of marking your product with a web address, instead of the registered design number.
Expectations for engagement by national non-economic regulators about the impact on business of changes in regulatory policy and practice.
Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 concerning the patentability of an invention
This toolkit, aimed at businesses and SMEs, offers guidance on how to strengthen and protect their assets.
To provide applicants with information on the likely timescales for receiving a first examination of their patent.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
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