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A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who…
Only apply for a patent if: you’ve checked your invention does not already…
A patent application must include: a description of your invention that…
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Once you’ve filed an application you’ll get a receipt with your…
Before your patent can be granted the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)…
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The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
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.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents, as well as supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
You should get legal advice before applying for intellectual property. Your chances of obtaining intellectual property are much greater if you use an attorney.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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