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  • IP in Oman

    Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Oman.

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  • IP in Qatar

    Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Qatar.

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  • IP in South Korea

    Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.

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  • User research at the UK Intellectual Property Office

    How to take part in user research at the UK IPO – signing up, who we want to meet with, why we research and your data rights.

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  • Patents: Code of Practice

    This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.

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  • Technology prejudicial to national security or public safety

    Details of what is considered as military technology or prejudicial to national security or public safety when applying for a patent.

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  • Tribunal Patents Manual

    This manual provides guidance on the administrative procedure for Patent and Design right proceedings and requests for Opinions.

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  • IP in Peru

    This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Peru.

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  • Examining patent applications involving artificial neural networks

    Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.

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  • Opinions manual

    Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7136

    Publication date 25 February 2026.

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7135

    Publication date 18 February 2026.

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7134

    Publication date 11 February 2026.

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7128

    Publication date 31 December 2025.

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7138

    Publication date 11 March 2026.

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  • Patent Journal special notices: 7137

    Publication date 4 March 2026.

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  • Working with the EPO to improve UK patent search timeliness

    The EPO will be completing some searches of biotechnology patent applications for us. This guidance provides details of how that will work in practice.

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  • Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

    How to report a security vulnerability on any Intellectual Property Office service or system.

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  • Ex parte hearing procedures

    If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.

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  • Counterfeit vehicle parts

    How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.

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