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Changes to the fee-bearing trade marks forms to show the fees payable from 1 April 2026
Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions
Publication date 1 April 2026.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Find out about the first publication of your patent application and what it means for your future rights.
Give HMRC notice to stop parallel imports arriving in the UK that have been marketed or overproduced without consent of the rights holder.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings
Guidance on administrative procedures for patent and design right proceedings and requests for Restorations and Post-Grant.
A practical guide to managing intellectual property and confidentiality for UK public sector teams.
An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
If you made a UK application for action after 1 December 2020, you can extend it to protect your intellectual property rights at least 30 working days before it expires.
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.
How to write an abstract for a patent application.
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