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A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions.
To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.
Publication date 18 June 2025.
Publication date 25 June 2025.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
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