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Publication date 9 July 2025.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Publication date 23 July 2025
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
This Code of Practice is written for patent applicants and agents to identify best practices in UK patent application process.
The IPO's IP for business tools, training and guidance can help you create value from your ideas, turning inspiration into sustainable business success.
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Information about applications received for the review of a patent opinion.
The following certificates were issued on 27 March 2020 and 8 July 2020 by the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.
A change in practice in the registrar’s service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.
An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in ASEAN.
Using the international patent, UK patent and cooperative patent classification schemes
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
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