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Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
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.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
Details of what is considered as military technology or prejudicial to national security or public safety when applying for a patent.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Canada.
Publication date 13 August 2025.
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Using the international patent, UK patent and cooperative patent classification schemes
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub provides an explanation of SEP specific words and terms used throughout the guidance.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
Information on changes to IPO practice involving divisional applications.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
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