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These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
SEPs are of growing importance to the UK economy. The IPO is committed to ensuring the current SEPs framework functions effectively to encourage innovation and promote competition.
Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
This glossary of terms for the trade marks tribunal provides definitions for technical or legal terms used in its practices or procedures.
If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.
New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.
The Intellectual Property Office is introducing a number of changes to the fees for applying for patent protection and renewing granted patents.
Guidance on the impact of the new EU scheme for non-agricultural geographical indications (NAGIs) applying in Northern Ireland (NI).
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Guidance on administrative procedures for patent and design right proceedings and requests for Restorations and Post-Grant.
Publication date 19 August 2026.
Publication date 12 November 2025.
Publication date 30 April 2025.
Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services
Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions
Process for anyone who is a right holder for an orphan work - including what you need to do to contact us.
What to do if you have received a letter alleging someone has used your internet connection to download copyright protected material.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
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