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Sections (3.01 - 3.101) last updated: January 2025.

• Updated: 2 January 2025

Patentability.

• Updated: 10 August 2018

A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.

• Overview

  A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who…

• Before you apply

  Only apply for a patent if: you’ve checked your invention does not already…

• Prepare your application

  A patent application must include: a description of your invention that…

• File your initial application

  You must have prepared your documents before applying. Your initial…

• After you apply

  Once you’ve filed an application you’ll get a receipt with your…

• Search, publication and 'substantive examination'

  Before your patent can be granted the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)…

• When a patent is granted

  If your patent is granted: your application will be published in its final…

• Updated: 30 August 2022

• Updated: 11 October 2024

Development of a standard approach for AI and autonomy in networked multi-sensor systems in security and defence.

• Updated: 6 September 2024

Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.

• Updated: 12 December 2024

Innovate UK is the UK’s national innovation agency supporting business-led innovation in all sectors, technologies and UK regions. Innovate UK is part of the UK Research and Innovation .

• Updated: 7 February 2022

The Incubator for Automation and Innovation (i.AI) was a software development team that was part of the Cabinet Office and the Prime Minister’s Delivery Group.

• Updated: 20 November 2023

Sections (1.01 - 1.58) last updated: April 2025.

• Updated: 1 April 2025