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Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
How to speed up the patent application process.
How to write an abstract for a patent application.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP at the one day training course.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
This introduction to the SEPs Resource Hub sets out the Hub's structure and an overview of its contents.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Find out about the first publication of your patent application and what it means for your future rights.
Guidance for business: setting out how the new patents, trade marks and designs fees will apply
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
Details of what is considered as military technology or prejudicial to national security or public safety when applying for a patent.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Publication date 24 June 2026.
How to understand a search report. You get a search report when you pay for a search as part of the UK patent application process.
Events which have an intellectual property or business focus.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
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