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To protect your invention outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions.
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
A list of offences and penalties that relate to counterfeiting and piracy.
This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
Publication date 9 July 2025.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
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