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The following certificates were issued on 27 March 2020 and 8 July 2020 by the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
Publication date 17 December 2025.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Directions under rule 109 of the Patents Rules 2007 to extend a specified period may be made using electronic communications.
Interactive guide for universities and companies to determine which agreements to use for collaborative research projects.
Maximise innovation with the Lambert toolkit collaboration and consortium agreement guidance.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
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Includes classifying designs under the Locarno system.
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